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Mountain woodfern is endangered in Connecticut. These photos were taken in New Hampshire and Canada, where the fern is more common.

• Family: Dryopteridaceae
• Habitat: cool, moist woods, usually in acidic soil
• Height: fronds 2-3 feet long
• Location of spores: underside of fronds
• Stipe (leaf stalk): green, with light-brown scales at the base
• Growth pattern: asymmetric clump
• Persistence: deciduous