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PLANTS

Rusty woodsia

Woodsia ilvensis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Rusty woodsia, photo 1 of 5
Rusty woodsia, photo 2 of 5
Rusty woodsia, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in conifers and on the coast.

There are 580 observations of Rusty woodsia in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Capitale-Nationale and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais91
  2. Capitale-Nationale82
  3. Nord-du-Québec72
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches56
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue55
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent42
  7. Estrie41
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean36
  9. Côte-Nord27
  10. Laurentides23
  11. Montérégie19
  12. Mauricie15
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  14. Lanaudière5
  15. Montréal2
  16. Laval1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

ConifersMario Hains
ShorelineGilles Douaire
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Brittle bladder fernCystopteris fragilis
Rocky Mountain cliff fernWoodsia scopulina
Fragrant woodfernDryopteris fragrans
Blunt-lobed cliff fernWoodsia obtusa
Alpine woodsiaWoodsia alpina
TOXIC
BloodwortAchillea millefolium
Smooth cliff fernWoodsia glabella
Intermediate woodfernDryopteris intermedia
TOXIC
Male fernDryopteris filix-mas
Common ladyfernAthyrium filix-femina
Oregon woodsiaWoodsia oregana
Rock polypodyPolypodium virginianum