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Dryopteris arguta
Species of fern / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dryopteris arguta, with the common name coastal woodfern, is a species of wood fern. It is native to the west coast and western interior mountain ranges of North America,[2] from British Columbia, throughout California, and into Arizona.
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Dryopteris arguta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
Genus: | Dryopteris |
Species: | D. arguta |
Binomial name | |
Dryopteris arguta (Kaulf.) Watt | |
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It grows between sea level and 6,000 feet (1,800 m). It is found in mixed evergreen forests, oak woodlands, and shady lower elevation slopes in chaparral and woodlands habitats.