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Western oakfern

Gymnocarpium dryopteris

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Western oakfern, photo 1 of 5
Western oakfern, photo 2 of 5
Western oakfern, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in mountains and in forests.

There are 894 observations of Western oakfern in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from May to July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie150
  2. Capitale-Nationale100
  3. Côte-Nord98
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue75
  5. Outaouais74
  6. Nord-du-Québec68
  7. Laurentides64
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine57
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent43
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean40
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches38
  12. Lanaudière33
  13. Mauricie20
  14. Montérégie17
  15. Centre-du-Québec9
  16. Laval5
  17. Montréal3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
MountainEmmanuel Milou

Similar species

TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Spinulose woodfernDryopteris carthusiana
Limestone oakfernGymnocarpium robertianum
TOXIC
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Interrupted fernOsmunda claytoniana
Long beech fernPhegopteris connectilis
Asian oak fernGymnocarpium continentale
Spreading woodfernDryopteris expansa
TOXIC
Wild chervilAnthriscus sylvestris
Marsh fernThelypteris palustris
Sensitive fernOnoclea sensibilis
Rattlesnake fernBotrypus virginianus