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Dryopteris erythrosora

Autumn Fern, Japanese Shield Fern, Copper Shield Fern

Names

Scientific name
Dryopteris erythrosora
Common name
Autumn Fern, Japanese Shield Fern, Copper Shield Fern

Measurements

Height
12 - 24 in
Spread
1 - 3 ft
Growth Rate
Slow

Requirements

Hardiness zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial Shade
Soil Drainage
Moist but Well-drained
Soil type
Clay, Loam, Sand, Chalk
Soil pH
Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf lifecycle
Evergreen broadleaf
Foliage color
Coppery-Bronze, Dark Green, Medium Green
Fall foliage
Green
Bloom time
Winter, Spring
Seasons of interest
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Propagation methods
Spores, Division

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
(D.C.Eaton) Kuntze
Publication
Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 812. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Polypodiophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Subclass
Polypodiidae
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Subfamily
Dryopteridoideae
Genus
Dryopteris

Inferior Taxa

Dryopteris erythrosora f. viridisora Dryopteris erythrosora var. koidzumiana Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica

Synonyms

Nephrodium prolificum Nephrodium prolificum Dryopteris sinoerythrosora Aspidium erythrosorum Dryopteris bulligera Dryopteris linyingensis Aspidium filix-mas var. erythrosorum Lastrea erythrosora Nephrodium filix-mas var. erythrosorum Dryopteris distantipinna Dryopteris squamistipes Lastrea prolifica Dryopteris paraerythrosora Dryopteris oblongipinnula Nephrodium erythrosorum

References

Dryopteris erythrosora - Plant Finder, Missouri Botanical Garden, https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=285661, accessed November 7, 2024

Autumn Fern, Dryopteris erythrosora, Monrovia, https://www.monrovia.com/autumn-fern.html?srsltid=AfmBOorT0at4plen3dhV9pKgSdQvV7I-69eMo4cmx-xKjbYHTbhruU3D, accessed November 7, 2024

Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern, Japanese Shield Fern, Shaggy Shield Fern) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, NC State Extension, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/dryopteris-erythrosora/, accessed November 7, 2024

FPS189/FP189: Dryopteris erythrosora Autumn Fern, Japanese Shield Fern, Japanese Wood Fern, University of Florida IFAS Extension, https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FP189, accessed November 7, 2024

Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern), Gardenia, https://www.gardenia.net/plant/dryopteris-erythrosora, accessed November 7, 2024

Brilliance Autumn Fern For Sale | Dryopteris Erythrosora, Native Wildflowers Nursery, https://www.nativewildflowers.net/brilliance-autumn-fern/?srsltid=AfmBOorsmc0dFJcw6cgHc5rfWGUU4c0SGR19EgPJfiZnau8xbAET02Ws, accessed November 7, 2024

Dryopteris erythrosora|copper shield fern/RHS Gardening, RHS Gardening, https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/25899/dryopteris-erythrosora/details, accessed November 7, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024

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