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Dryopteris cristata
crested woodfern
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Dryopteris cristata (L.) A. Gray
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Polypodiales, Suborder Polypodiineae, Family Dryopteridaceae, Genus Dryopteris, Species Dryopteris cristata


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WI: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Cod National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Glacier National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Morristown National Historical Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	12/21/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/13/2025 3:00:58 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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