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4139
Fern/Fern ally
Non-native: Japan, China & Korea
Documented growing wild in GA NC -
Look for it in suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Evergreen (semi-evergreen in cold climates)
Pinnate-pinnatifid
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Cespitose [growing in dense tufts, clumping]
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Dryopteris erythrosora
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
COMMON NAME:
Autumn Fern, Japanese Red Shield Fern, Japanese Shield Fern
No pictures are available at this time.
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