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PLANTS

Spreading woodfern

Dryopteris expansa

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Spreading woodfern, photo 1 of 5
Spreading woodfern, photo 2 of 5
Spreading woodfern, photo 3 of 5
30 cmWidth

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests and in mountains.

There are 126 observations of Spreading woodfern in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec75
  2. Côte-Nord23
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  6. Capitale-Nationale4
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  8. Montérégie1

Habitat

ForestCephas
MountainPoutineExtraFromage

Similar species

Common ladyfernAthyrium filix-femina
Spinulose woodfernDryopteris carthusiana
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BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Brittle bladder fernCystopteris fragilis
Intermediate woodfernDryopteris intermedia
TOXIC
Male fernDryopteris filix-mas
Western oakfernGymnocarpium dryopteris
Mountain woodfernDryopteris campyloptera
Alpine ladyfernAthyrium americanum
Ostrich fernMatteuccia struthiopteris
TOXIC
Wild chervilAnthriscus sylvestris
Rattlesnake fernBotrypus virginianus