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Found in woodlands and on rocky slopes and ledges, evergreen Marginal Wood Fern provides year round interest. It is monomorphic so its fronds are virtually the same size and shape, whether or not their undersides bear sori, the spore-producing receptacles.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons | Public Domain

Larval Host for the

1-3'

1.5-2'

SIZE

SOIL

Dry, Moist

LIGHT

Part Shade, Shade

BENEFITS

Birds, Toads, Small Mammals

NOTES

Easily Transplanted. Rarely colonizes.

CHARACTERISTICS

Evergreen, Low Maintenance, Tolerates Rabbits

Non-Flowering

Fern

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flowers in

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

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DESCRIPTION

Found in woodlands and on rocky slopes and ledges, evergreen Marginal Wood Fern provides year round interest. It is monomorphic so its fronds are virtually the same size and shape, whether or not their undersides bear sori, the spore-producing receptacles.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons | Public Domain
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