evergreen wood fern

English

Dryopteris marginalis

Polystichum acrostichoides

Noun

evergreen wood fern (countable and uncountable, plural evergreen wood ferns)

1. Any of two common species of fern native to cool-temperate eastern North America that remain green for much of the year
   1. Dryopteris marginalis
   2. Polystichum acrostichoides, the most common species of fern in its range.

Synonyms

• (Dryopteris marginalis): marginal shield fern, marginal wood fern
• (Polystichum acrostichoides): Christmas fern

Further reading

• “evergreen wood fern”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Dryopteris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dryopteris marginalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dryopteris marginalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dryopteris marginalis at USDA Plants database
• Polystichum acrostichoides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Polystichum acrostichoides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Polystichum acrostichoides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Polystichum acrostichoides at USDA Plants database