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Intermediate Wood Fern
Intermediate Wood Fern
Dryopteris intermedia
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Spores
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

The Intermediate Wood Fern, also known as the American Shield Fern, is a perennial plant native to eastern North America. The Intermediate Wood Fern can grow up to 24 inches tall.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Dryopteris
Species
Dryopteris intermedia