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)](fragrans/fragrans4a.jpg)
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)](fragrans/dryopterisfragrans1b.jpg)
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)](fragrans/fragrans3a.jpg)
Smooth woodsia as seen atop Cranberry Ridge, Camp Denali.................August 2006.
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Fragrant shield fern as seen atop Cranberry Ridge, Camp Denali.................August 2006.
- ![Leaflet of Fragrant Shield Fern, Fragrant Woodfern, Fragrant Wood Fern: Dryopteris fragrans (Synonyms: Polypodium fragrans, Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula)](fragrans/fragrans2b.jpg)
Fragrant shield fern as seen atop Cranberry Ridge at Camp Denali, within Denali National Park and Preserve............June 18, 2012.
Paul Slichter