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Long beech fern

Phegopteris connectilis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Long beech fern, photo 1 of 5
Long beech fern, photo 2 of 5
Long beech fern, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests.

There are 5,972 observations of Long beech fern in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Estrie and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent756
  2. Estrie533
  3. Côte-Nord521
  4. Capitale-Nationale505
  5. Laurentides503
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean499
  7. Outaouais465
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue455
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine417
  10. Mauricie408
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches400
  12. Lanaudière232
  13. Nord-du-Québec125
  14. Centre-du-Québec94
  15. Montérégie56
  16. Montréal3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Broad beech fernPhegopteris hexagonoptera
Sensitive fernOnoclea sensibilis
New York fernAmauropelta noveboracensis
Common ladyfernAthyrium filix-femina
Western oakfernGymnocarpium dryopteris
TOXIC
Male fernDryopteris filix-mas
Tall beech fernPhegopteris excelsior
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Ostrich fernMatteuccia struthiopteris
Spinulose woodfernDryopteris carthusiana
Marsh fernThelypteris palustris
Subarctic lady fernAthyrium angustum