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Dryopteridaceae
Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water), Fern
1 - 3.5ft
- ft
(inconspicuous)
;
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist, Wet
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fresh tidal and nontidal marshes, wet meadows, swamps, moist woods
spreads in wet areas; fertile fronds dark brown, erect; can be poisonous to older horses