Plants Profile for Gymnocarpium dryopteris (western oakfern)

General Information
Symbol:	GYDR
Group:	Fern
Family:	Dryopteridaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	AK N CAN N GL N L48 N SPM N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Mary Clay Stensvold. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, AK, S.E. region, Baranof Island. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 23. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
DRDR2	Dryopteris dryopteris (L.) Britton, nom. inval.
DRLI2	Dryopteris linnaeana C. Chr.
PHDR3	Phegopteris dryopteris (L.) Fée
THDR	Thelypteris dryopteris (L.) Slosson

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Dryopteridaceae – Wood Fern family
Genus	Gymnocarpium Newman – oakfern
Species	Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman – western oakfern

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Illinois oak fern Endangered
Iowa oak fern Threatened
Maryland oak fern Endangered
New York oak fern Exploitably Vulnerable
Ohio oak fern Threatened
Rhode Island oak fern Threatened

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Alaska	FACU
Arid West	FAC
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	UPL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	UPL
Great Plains	FACU
Midwest	FAC
Northcentral & Northeast	FACU
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FAC

Related Links

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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GYDR)
Flora of North America (GYDR)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DRDR2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (DRLI2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (GYDR)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (PHDR3)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (THDR)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (GYDR)
Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn) (GYDR)
Native Plants Network (GYDR)
USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (GYDR)
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium (GYDR)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover