beech fern

noun

1. either of two ferns, Thelypteris hexagonoptera, of eastern North America, or T. phegopteris, common in rich, moist woodlands of northern temperate regions.

beech fern

noun

1. a fern, Thelypteris phegopteris , that grows in damp N temperate woods and hills: family Polypodiaceae

Example Sentences

The Broad Beech Fern seeks drier neighborhoods, and often a more southern locality than its two kinsmen.

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This is, of course, a rendering of the popular name, though why the species has been called the Beech Fern nobody seems to know.

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The Beech Fern cannot be called a common species, though it is often abundant in certain localities.

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Unless the Beech Fern can be given a moist position it is not an easy plant to grow in the open garden.

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Compared with the broad beech fern this is the more northern species.

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