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Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal wood fern
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Marginal wood fern
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MI: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 6 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Hot Springs National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/3/2025 11:53:02 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

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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