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PLANTS

Limestone oakfern

Gymnocarpium robertianum

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

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 109 observations of Limestone oakfern in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord42
  2. Nord-du-Québec19
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine18
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  5. Capitale-Nationale6
  6. Outaouais6
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Western oakfernGymnocarpium dryopteris
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Long beech fernPhegopteris connectilis
Asian oak fernGymnocarpium continentale
TOXIC
Male fernDryopteris filix-mas
Bulb bladderfernCystopteris bulbifera
Brittle bladder fernCystopteris fragilis
Spinulose woodfernDryopteris carthusiana
hay-scented fernDennstaedtia punctilobula