[Ferns of Denali National Park and Preserve]

Fragrant Shield Fern, Fragrant Woodfern, Fragrant Wood Fern

Dryopteris fragrans

Synonyms: Polypodium fragrans, Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula

Fragrant Shield Fern, Fragrant Woodfern, Fragrant Wood Fern: Dryopteris fragrans (Synonyms: Polypodium fragrans, Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula)

Fragrant shield fern as seen below the summit of Mount Healy, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 14, 2012.

Fragrant Shield Fern, Fragrant Woodfern, Fragrant Wood Fern: Dryopteris fragrans (Synonyms: Polypodium fragrans, Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula)

Fragrant shield fern as seen atop Cranberry Ridge, Camp Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve.................August 2006.

Fragrant Shield Fern, Fragrant Woodfern, Fragrant Wood Fern: Dryopteris fragrans (Synonyms: Polypodium fragrans, Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula)

Smooth woodsia as seen atop Cranberry Ridge, Camp Denali.................August 2006.

Fragrant Shield Fern, Fragrant Woodfern, Fragrant Wood Fern: Dryopteris fragrans (Synonyms: Polypodium fragrans, Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula) - Fragrant Shield Fern, Fragrant Woodfern, Fragrant Wood Fern: Dryopteris fragrans (Synonyms: Polypodium fragrans, Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula)

Fragrant shield fern as seen atop Cranberry Ridge, Camp Denali.................August 2006.

Fragrant Shield Fern, Fragrant Woodfern, Fragrant Wood Fern: Dryopteris fragrans (Synonyms: Polypodium fragrans, Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula) - Leaflet of Fragrant Shield Fern, Fragrant Woodfern, Fragrant Wood Fern: Dryopteris fragrans (Synonyms: Polypodium fragrans, Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula)

Fragrant shield fern as seen atop Cranberry Ridge at Camp Denali, within Denali National Park and Preserve............June 18, 2012.

Paul Slichter