Species Dryopteris erythrosora | Known

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Names

Common Names: Autumn Fern, Japanese Shield Fern

Growth

Height: 12-24 inches
Spread: 18 to 30 inches
Growth Rate: Slow

Appearance

Bloom Color: Insignificant
Foliage Color: Red to dark green
Fall Foliage Color: Green

Environment

Hardiness Zones: Zones 3a-8b
Sunlight Requirements: Ideal sunlight: partial shade to full shade
Soil Type: Well-drained, moist, and fertile soil
Soil Drainage: Moist to well-drained soil
Soil pH: 5.5-6.5

Lifecycle

Lifecycle: Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle: Semi-deciduous
Seasons of Interest: Spring, Summer, and Fall
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall

Reproduction

Propagation Methods: Spores and Division

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife: Does not attract bees, hummingbirds, butterflies, other pollinators, or birds

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank: Species
Author: (D.C.Eaton) Kuntze
Publication: Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 812. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]

Superior Taxa

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Pteridobiotina
Phylum: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Polypodiidae
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily: Dryopteridoideae
Genus: Dryopteris

Inferior Taxa

Dryopteris erythrosora f. viridisora Dryopteris erythrosora var. koidzumiana Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica

Synonyms

Nephrodium prolificum Nephrodium prolificum Dryopteris sinoerythrosora Aspidium erythrosorum Dryopteris bulligera Dryopteris linyingensis Aspidium filix-mas var. erythrosorum Lastrea erythrosora Nephrodium filix-mas var. erythrosorum Dryopteris distantipinna Dryopteris squamistipes Lastrea prolifica Dryopteris paraerythrosora Dryopteris oblongipinnula Nephrodium erythrosorum

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024