Introductory
SPECIES: Gymnocarpium dryopteris | Oak Fern 



ABBREVIATION : 
GYMDRY

SYNONYMS : 
   Dryopteris disjuncta (Ledeb.) Mort.
   Dryopteris linnaeana Christens.
   Phegopteris dryopteris (L.) Fee
   Thelypteris dryopteris (L.) Slosson


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   GYDR


COMMON NAMES : 
   oak fern


TAXONOMY : 
The commonly accepted scientific name for oak fern is Gymnocarpium
dryopteris (L.) Newm. in the family Polypodiaceae.  There are two
subspecies as follows [18]:

     Gymnocarpium dryopteris ssp. disjunctum (Rupr.) Sarvela
     G. dryopteris ssp. dryopteris

The synonym Dryopteris disjuncta is used frequently in the literature
[8,9,22].


LIFE FORM : 
Fern or Fern Ally

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, August 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1993. Gymnocarpium dryopteris. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Gymnocarpium dryopteris | Oak Fern