Class Pteridopsida | Division Pteridophyta Genus Dryopteris Rank Species | |
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Similar Dryopteris goldiana, Dryopteris cristata, Dryopteris marginalis, Dryopteris campyloptera, Dryopteris intermedia |
Dryopteris clintoniana, commonly known as Clinton's wood fern, is a fern of hybrid origin native to the northern hemisphere. It is a fertile hexaploid, arising as a species by doubling of its chromosome number from a hybrid between Dryopteris cristata, a tetraploid, and Dryopteris goldiana, a diploid. It is more northern in its range than either parent species.

This fern will be found in wet areas, similar to the habitat of D. cristata.




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