species 14,782 observations
Coastal Woodfern
Dryopteris arguta
Field notes
Dryopteris arguta, with the common name coastal woodfern, is a species of wood fern. It is native to the west coast and western interior mountain ranges of North America, from British Columbia, throughout California, and into Arizona.
It grows between sea level and 6,000 feet (1,800 m). It is found in mixed evergreen forests, oak woodlands, and shady lower elevation slopes in chaparral and woodlands habitats.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade Full shade
- Moisture
- Moist
- Plant type
- Fern Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.