Mountain Wood-fern — Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson

Mountain Wood-fern (Dryopteris campyloptera)

This deciduous fern is found in high-elevation forests in the Mountains of North Carolina and Virginia.

Grayson Co., VA 7/25/2010.

Mountain Wood-fern (Dryopteris campyloptera)

Grayson Co., VA 7/25/2010.

Mountain Wood-fern (Dryopteris campyloptera)

Grayson Co., VA 7/25/2010.

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