American Shield Fern vs Giant Wood Fern

Dryopteris intermedia compared with Dryopteris goldieana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Shield Fern	Giant Wood Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Dryopteris	Dryopteris
Species	Dryopteris intermedia	Dryopteris goldieana

Evolutionary Relationship

American Shield Fern and Giant Wood Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dryopteris.

Conservation Status

American Shield Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Wood Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Shield Fern	Giant Wood Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Shield Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Giant Wood Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

American Shield Fern

The American Shield Fern (Dryopteris intermedia) is a species in the genus Dryopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States