Dryopteris fragrans(L.) Schott

fragrant woodfern

WFO wfo-0001107303 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Dryopteris fragrans, photographed by Bruce Cook
fig. a Bruce Cook, CC0 1.0 / 2022-06-04 / obs. 203354197
Dryopteris fragrans, photographed by Quinten Wiegersma
fig. b Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 203751080
Dryopteris fragrans, photographed by Allan Harris
fig. c Allan Harris, CC0 1.0 / obs. 189244527
Dryopteris fragrans, photographed by Nina Filippova
fig. d Nina Filippova, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 157734664
Dryopteris fragrans, photographed by Valerii Glazunov
fig. e Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 154750684
Dryopteris fragrans, photographed by Maria Khoreva
fig. f Maria Khoreva, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 158092023
Dryopteris fragrans, photographed by Jason Grant
fig. g Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 149338261
Dryopteris fragrans, photographed by Jason Grant
fig. h Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 147211884

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Native range 44 botanical countries

Regions where Dryopteris fragrans is native: Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye, Sakhalin, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Finland, North European Russia, Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Greenland, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Vermont, Wisconsin, Yukon AltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChitaInner MongoliaIrkutskJapanKamchatkaKhabarovskKrasnoyarskMagadanManchuriaMongoliaPrimoryeSakhalinTuvaWest SiberiaXinjiangYakutiyaFinlandNorth European RussiaAlaskaAlbertaBritish ColumbiaGreenlandLabradorMaineManitobaMichiganMinnesotaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew YorkNewfoundlandNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaOntarioQuébecSaskatchewanVermontWisconsinYukon Korea
Native distribution of Dryopteris fragrans, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Altay ALT ASIA-TEMPERATE
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
Chita CTA
Inner Mongolia CHI
Irkutsk IRK
Japan JAP
Kamchatka KAM
Khabarovsk KHA
Korea KOR
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Magadan MAG
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
Primorye PRM
Sakhalin SAK
Tuva TVA
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Yakutiya YAK
Alaska ASK NORTHERN AMERICA
Alberta ABT
British Columbia BRC
Greenland GNL
Labrador LAB
Maine MAI
Manitoba MAN
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New York NWY
Newfoundland NFL
Northwest Territories NWT
Nova Scotia NSC
Ontario ONT
Québec QUE
Saskatchewan SAS
Vermont VER
Wisconsin WIS
Yukon YUK
Finland FIN EUROPE
North European Russia RUN

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 23 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Aspidium fragrans (L.) Sw.
  • Dryopteris aquilonaris Maxon
  • Dryopteris fragrans f. aquilonaris (Maxon) M.Broun
  • Dryopteris fragrans var. fragrans
  • Dryopteris fragrans var. hookeriana A.Prince ex Weath.
  • Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula (Kom.) Kom.
  • Filix aquilonaris Farw.
  • Filix fragrans (L.) Farw.
  • Filix-mas fragrans (L.) Farw.
  • Filix-mas fragrans var. hookeriana Farw.
  • Lastrea fragrans (L.) C.Presl
  • Nephrodium fragrans (L.) Desv.
  • Nephrodium fragrans (L.) Richards.
  • Nephrodium fragrans f. aquilonare (Maxon) Clute
  • Nephrodium fragrans var. aquilonare (Maxon) Gilbert
  • Nephrodium fragrans var. aquilonare Gilbert
  • Nephrodium fragrans var. remotiusculum Kom.
  • Polypodium fragrans L.
  • Polystichum fragrans (L.) Ledeb.
  • Polystichum fragrans (L.) Roth
  • Thelypteris fragrans Nieuwl.
  • Thelypteris fragrans var. hookeriana Fernald
  • Woodsia xanthosporangia Ching

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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