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PLANTS

Fragrant woodfern

Dryopteris fragrans

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Fragrant woodfern, photo 1 of 5
Fragrant woodfern, photo 2 of 5
Fragrant woodfern, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in conifers and in mountains.

There are 320 observations of Fragrant woodfern in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec134
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue41
  3. Capitale-Nationale31
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent30
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean29
  6. Côte-Nord19
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches12
  8. Laurentides7
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  10. Lanaudière3
  11. Montérégie3
  12. Mauricie3
  13. Estrie2
  14. Outaouais1

Habitat

ConifersMario Hains
MountainPoutineExtraFromage

Similar species

Rusty woodsiaWoodsia ilvensis
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BloodwortAchillea millefolium
Smooth cliff fernWoodsia glabella
TOXIC
Male fernDryopteris filix-mas
Brittle bladder fernCystopteris fragilis
Siberian polypodyPolypodium sibiricum
Intermediate woodfernDryopteris intermedia
Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoides
Rock polypodyPolypodium virginianum
Common ladyfernAthyrium filix-femina