Plants › shieldfern family
autumn fern
Dryopteris erythrosora
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
common brackenPteridium aquilinum
marginal wood fernDryopteris marginalis
southern lady fernAthyrium asplenioides
intermediate wood fernDryopteris intermedia
spinulose wood fernDryopteris carthusiana
log fernDryopteris celsa
Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoides
coastal woodfernDryopteris arguta
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,557 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,515 |
| North Carolina | 800 |
| South Carolina | 466 |
| District of Columbia | 433 |
| Virginia | 320 |
| Maryland | 230 |
| Japan | 198 |
| Alabama | 185 |
| Tennessee | 138 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | Polypodiales |
| Family | shieldfern family · Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus | wood ferns · Dryopteris |
Study it in a deck
- Asplenium
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise autumn fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.