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Dryopteris carthusiana
toothed woodfern, spinulose woodfern
Rock Creek Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		toothed woodfern, spinulose woodfern
Park Synonyms:

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


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


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Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	First State National Historical Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glacier National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Falls Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Mammoth Cave National Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	2/19/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 1:09:17 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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