evergreen wood fern
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Noun
[edit]evergreen wood fern (countable and uncountable, plural evergreen wood ferns)
- Any of two common species of fern native to cool-temperate eastern North America that remain green for much of the year
- Dryopteris marginalis
- Polystichum acrostichoides, the most common species of fern in its range.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Dryopteris marginalis): marginal shield fern, marginal wood fern
- (Polystichum acrostichoides): Christmas fern
Further reading
[edit]- “evergreen wood fern”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Dryopteris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dryopteris marginalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dryopteris marginalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Dryopteris marginalis at USDA Plants database
Polystichum acrostichoides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polystichum acrostichoides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Polystichum acrostichoides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Polystichum acrostichoides at USDA Plants database