Dryopteris cristata (Linnaeus) A. Gray

Dryopteris cristata (Linnaeus) A. Gray is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 1993.

Hybrid parent of

Dryopteris campyloptera × Dryopteris cristata.

Dryopteris clintoniana × Dryopteris cristata.

Dryopteris ×boottii (Tuckerman) Underwood.

Dryopteris ×slossoniae (Davenport) Wherry ex Lellinger.

Dryopteris carthusiana × Dryopteris cristata.

Vernacular names

• dryoptère à crêtes Fleurbec, 1993
• dryoptéride à crête Louis-Marie, 1953
• dryoptéride accrêtée Marie-Victorin, 1995
• dryoptéris à crêtes Lambinon et al., 1992

• crested wood fern FNA Ed. Comm., 1993
• crested buckler fern Canadian Forest Service, 2007
• crested shield fern NatureServe
• gray crested shield fern Savela, 2010
• narrow swamp fern Savela, 2010

Synonyms

• Aspidium cristatum (Linnaeus) Swartz Hassler & Schmidt, 2014+
• Dryopteris cristata (Linnaeus) A. Gray var. cristata TROPICOS
• Polypodium cristatum Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 1993
• Thelypteris cristata (Linnaeus) Nieuwland IPNI

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Polypodiidae
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily	Dryopteridoideae
Genus	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris cristata

Habit

Herb