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PLANTS

Crested woodfern

Dryopteris cristata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialBrown flowers
Crested woodfern, photo 1 of 5
Crested woodfern, photo 2 of 5
Crested woodfern, photo 3 of 5
49 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 49 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 891 observations of Crested woodfern in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Chaudière-Appalaches and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June, July and September and become rare from December to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie283
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches100
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent88
  4. Centre-du-Québec58
  5. Laurentides50
  6. Outaouais50
  7. Côte-Nord47
  8. Montérégie45
  9. Capitale-Nationale43
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue37
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean33
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine20
  13. Lanaudière14
  14. Laval8
  15. Nord-du-Québec6
  16. Mauricie5
  17. Montréal4

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

TOXIC
Male fernDryopteris filix-mas
Spinulose woodfernDryopteris carthusiana
Cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum
Clinton's woodfernDryopteris clintoniana
WoodfernDryopteris marginalis
Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoides
Interrupted fernOsmunda claytoniana
Marsh fernThelypteris palustris
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Common ladyfernAthyrium filix-femina
Subarctic lady fernAthyrium angustum
New York fernAmauropelta noveboracensis