Dryopteris marginalis

Scientific Name: Dryopteris marginalis
Common Name: marginal woodfern
Global Conservation Status: G5 - Secure

Light green undersides of marginal woodfern leaflets, and the tiny spores that grow on the margins of the leaflets.
Photographer: Flickr user Kent McFarland, licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0.

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