Dryopteris clintoniana, commonly known as Clinton's wood fern, is a fern of hybrid origin native to the northern hemisphere. It is a fertile hexaploid, arising as a species by doubling of its chromosome number from a hybrid between Dryopteris cristata, a tetraploid, and Dryopteris goldieana, a diploid. It is more northern in its range than either parent species.

This fern will be found in wet areas, similar to the habitat of D. cristata.

References

  1. ^ NatureServe (2 June 2023). "Dryopteris clintoniana". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Dryopteris clintoniana (D.C.Eaton) Dowell". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2009. [1]

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