Dryopteris goldiana

ClassificationPteridophytes
FamilyDryopteridaceae
Family (Traditional)Dryopteridaceae
GenusDryopteris
Species:Dryopteris goldiana (Hook. ex Goldie) A. Gray
Common NameGoldies Woodfern
Growth Habitfern
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: fern; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1.5; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Rank: N/A; Leaf Type: fern-like; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: crenulate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 20+; Anther Type: N/A; Carpel Number/Pistil: N/A; Fruit Complexity: N/A; Fruit Type: N/A; Fruit Wet/Dry: N/A; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: N/A; Inflorescence Types: N/A; Ovary Position: N/A; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Ovules per Carpel: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Petal Number: N/A; Pistil Complexity: N/A; Pistil Number: N/A; Placentation Type: N/A; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: N/A; Sporangium Arrangement: round sori; Stamen Number: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 10
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Aspidium goldianum Aspidium goldianum Hook.
Aspidium goldieanum Aspidium goldieanum
Thelypteris goldiana Thelypteris goldiana Nieuwl.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Boyd (KY), Breathitt (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (KY), Casey (KY), Estill (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Johnson (KY), Knott (KY), Leslie (KY), Lewis (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Whitley (KY), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jackson (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Smith (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1881 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
N/A Menifee Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21896
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011210 Lewis Kentucky 16 Sep 1987 Allison W. Cusick
27
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
BEREA000111 Madison Kentucky 17 Jul 1991 J. Richard Abbott, Ralph L. Thompson, Richard Hannan
1078
BEREA
Dryopteris goldiana
BEREA000114 Madison Kentucky 17 Jul 1991 J. Richard Abbott, Ralph L. Thompson, Richard Hannan
1078
BEREA
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000527 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000526 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010443 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010451 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010479 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010470 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010457 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010461 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010456 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010468 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011129 Breathitt Kentucky 26 Jun 1979 Richard H. Hannan
2631
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011194 Harlan Kentucky 06 Aug 1998 Ronald L. Jones
8599
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011137 Breckinridge Kentucky 19 Jun 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4277
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100194370 Bell Kentucky 27 Aug 2004 Amy V. McIntosh
369
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
BEREA000115 Rockcastle Kentucky 11 Aug 1989 Neal Denton, Ralph L. Thompson
634
BEREA
Dryopteris goldiana
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 27 Sep 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
31973000004213 Lewis Kentucky 02 Jun 1983 Buddell, George
2022
KNK
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010469 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010478 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010446 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010477 White Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010474 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010441 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011236 Rowan Kentucky 07 Jun 2000 Kim Feeman
1153
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011145 Carter Kentucky 22 May 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10116
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
ETSU000368 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
N/A Carter Tennessee 07 Apr 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
ETSU006127 Unicoi Tennessee 12 Jun 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010964 Carter Kentucky
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010453 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010476 White Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010447 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010472 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010459 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
UCHT001230 DeKalb Tennessee 06 Jul 1983 Gary H morton
8780
UCHT
Dryopteris goldiana
HTTU000180 Jackson Tennessee 11 May 1983 Brush Busters
122
HTTU
Dryopteris goldiana
HTTU000182 Tennessee 24 Jun 1934 DRB
HTTU
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100772936 Menifee Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21896
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011152 Casey Kentucky 06 May 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne
5140
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
ETSU000371 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000528 Whitley Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000531 Casey Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000525 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010465 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010473 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010965 Casey Kentucky
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010471 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
UCHT001227 DeKalb Tennessee 06 Jul 1983 Gary H. Morton
8784
UCHT
Dryopteris goldiana
004301 Morgan Tennessee 06 Oct 1967 Hicks, Marie
BOON
Dryopteris goldiana
004297 Morgan Tennessee 06 Oct 1967 Hicks, Marie
BOON
Dryopteris goldiana
UOS08496 Franklin Tennessee 24 Oct 2005 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Dryopteris goldiana
BEREA000117 Todd Kentucky 07 Oct 1980 Rich Hannan, Loy R. Phillippe
5942
BEREA
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000530 Johnson Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00003072 Menifee Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000532 Knott Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000521 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000522 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000523 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010445 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010442 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010467 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010444 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010463 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
UOS08499 Van Buren Tennessee 19 Jun 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188798 Sullivan Tennessee 08 Sep 1936 Jesse M. Shaver
183 A
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011244 Todd Kentucky 07 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5942
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
N/A Menifee Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 R.C. Clark
21896
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011111 Bell Kentucky 15 Jul 1966 Ellwood J. Carr
45892
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
ETSU000366 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
31973000003915 Campbell Kentucky 18 Jun 1980 Thieret, John
52431
KNK
Dryopteris goldiana
31973000004215 Rockcastle Kentucky 11 Aug 1989 Denton, Neal
0634
KNK
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010448 Hancock Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010480 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010458 Smith Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010452 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010475 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
UCHT006066 Jackson Tennessee
UCHT
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188806 Sullivan Tennessee 08 Sep 1936 Jesse M. Shaver
181 A
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188379 Morgan Tennessee 05 Oct 1967 A. M. Evans
3407
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011178 Estill Kentucky 20 Jul 1983 Ronald L. Jones
4154
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
N/A Carter Tennessee 14 Jun 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
ETSU000369 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010466 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010454 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010450 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010464 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010460 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188802 Sullivan Tennessee 04 Sep 1940 Jesse M. Shaver
2297
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188807 White Tennessee 04 Jul 1935 Jesse M. Shaver
131 a
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188801 Sullivan Tennessee 08 Sep 1936 Jesse M. Shaver
182 B
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188382 Putnam Tennessee 24 Jun 1934 Jesse M. Shaver
134 a
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188376 Grundy Tennessee 23 Apr 1977 Mark Whitten
s.n
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188805 Sullivan Tennessee 08 Sep 1936 Jesse M. Shaver
181B
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
HTTU000179 Tennessee 15 Aug 1940
HTTU
Dryopteris goldiana
UCHT035825 DeKalb Tennessee
UCHT
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188372 Franklin Tennessee 10 Aug 1881 J. T. M.
s.n
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188380 Putnam Tennessee 17 Nov 1946 Jesse M. Shaver
9844
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188793 Putnam Tennessee 06 Jun 1941 Jesse M. Shaver
2993 B
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188381 Putnam Tennessee 17 Nov 1946 Jesse M. Shaver
s.n
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
MEM001593 Carter Kentucky 09 Jul 1961 Thomas N. McCoy
s.n.
MEM
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188369 Carter Tennessee 03 Sep 1980 Paul Somers
1984
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188385 Putnam Tennessee 24 Jun 1934 Jesse M. Shaver
136b
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188813 Sullivan Tennessee 04 Sep 1940 Jesse M. Shaver
2317
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188809 White Tennessee 04 Jul 1935 Jesse M. Shaver
132 a
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188803 Sullivan Tennessee 08 Sep 1936 Jesse M. Shaver
187
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188794 Putnam Tennessee 06 Jun 1941 Jesse M. Shaver
2993
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
ETSU026967 Hawkins Tennessee 13 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
191123
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188810 White Tennessee 04 Jul 1935 Jesse M. Shaver
132b
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188371 Fentress Tennessee 17 Sep 1948 Jesse M. Shaver
10291
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188808 White Tennessee 04 Jul 1935 Jesse M. Shaver
131 b
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188804 Tennessee 04 Sep 1940 Jesse M. Shaver
2316
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 13 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188375 Franklin Tennessee 7/1881 J. T. M.
s.n.
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
HTTU000181 Tennessee 24 Jun 1934 DRB
HTTU
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188377 Hancock Tennessee 14 Oct 1962 Gwynn Ramsey
31124
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188811 White Tennessee 29 Aug 1935 Jesse M. Shaver
133a
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188383 Putnam Tennessee 24 Jun 1934 Jesse M. Shaver
135a
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
ETSU031751 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010449 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100462264 Menifee Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 R. C. Clark
21897
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011186 Estill Kentucky 26 Jun 1979 Richard H. Hannan
2631
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011228 Rowan Kentucky 07 Jun 2000 Kim Feeman
1153
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
ETSU030778 Greene Tennessee
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010455 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011160 Estill Kentucky 24 Jun 1987 Richard G. Guetig
311
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
TENN-V-0010462 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Dryopteris goldiana
UCHT001226 Jackson Tennessee 24 Apr 1992 R. Kral and G. Moore
80225
UCHT
Dryopteris goldiana
UCHT001229 DeKalb Tennessee 06 Jul 1983 Gary H. Morton
8780
UCHT
Dryopteris goldiana
UCHT035824 DeKalb Tennessee
UCHT
Dryopteris goldiana
UOS08494 Franklin Tennessee 28 Aug 2006 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188384 Putnam Tennessee 24 Jun 1934 Jesse M. Shaver
135b
VDB
Thelypteris goldiana
BRIT188800 Sullivan Tennessee 08 Sep 1936 Jesse M. Shaver
182 A
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188799 Sullivan Tennessee 08 Sep 1936 Jesse M. Shaver
184 B
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188792 Putnam Tennessee 24 Jun 1934 Jesse M. Shaver
136 a
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188796 Sullivan Tennessee 08 Sep 1936 Jesse M. Shaver
186
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188812 White Tennessee 29 Aug 1935 Jesse M. Shaver
133 b
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188797 Sullivan Tennessee 08 Sep 1936 Jesse M. Shaver
185
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188373 Franklin Tennessee 01 Jul 1881 J. T. M.
s.n.
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
ETSU000370 Tennessee
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
31234100011202 Jackson Kentucky 28 Aug 1982 Ronald L. Jones
3950
EKY
Dryopteris goldiana
BEREA000116 Rockcastle Kentucky 13 Sep 1997 Ralph L. Thompson, Chris A. Fleming, Amanda N. Allen
AF-280
BEREA
Dryopteris goldiana
ETSU000367 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
31973000003914 Campbell Kentucky 18 Jun 1980 Thieret, John
52431
KNK
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000533 Leslie Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000534 Boyd Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
MDKY00000529 Johnson Kentucky
MDKY
Dryopteris goldiana
UCHT001228 DeKalb Tennessee 06 Jul 1983 Gary H. Morton
8784
UCHT
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188386 Putnam Tennessee 24 Jun 1934 Jesse M. Shaver
134 b
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT188370 Claiborne Tennessee 02 Jun 1992 T. F. Wieboldt
8090
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
ETSU031752 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Dryopteris goldiana
BRIT220718 Franklin Tennessee 7/1881 J. T. M.
s.n.
VDB
Dryopteris goldiana
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Dryopteris goldiana - Joey Shaw
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