family
Shieldfern Family
Dryopteridaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native shieldfern family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Marginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
caterpillars
4
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Mountain Wood Fern
Dryopteris campyloptera
caterpillars
4
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Spinulose Wood Fern
Dryopteris carthusiana
caterpillars
3
food
7
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Male Fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
caterpillars
3
food
4
shelter
1
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Intermediate Wood Fern
Dryopteris intermedia
caterpillars
3
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Crested Wood Fern
Dryopteris cristata
caterpillars
3
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Fragrant Wood Fern
Dryopteris fragrans
caterpillars
3
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Goldie's Wood Fern
Dryopteris goldieana
caterpillars
3
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Clinton's Wood Fern
Dryopteris clintoniana
caterpillars
3
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Log Fern
Dryopteris celsa
caterpillars
3
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Spreading Wood Fern
Dryopteris expansa
caterpillars
2
food
4
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Western Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
4
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Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
3
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Coastal Woodfern
Dryopteris arguta
caterpillars
2
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Southern Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
caterpillars
1