Tags: Fern.
Dryopteris wallichiana (alpine wood fern) is a robust species of deciduous or semi-evergreen fern in the family Dryopteridaceae native to the Himalayas Hawaii Mexico and Jamaica. It grows to 90 cm (35 in) tall occasionally 180 cm (71 in) by 75 cm (30 in) wide with pale green tripinnate fronds strongly contrasting with the dark brown ribs.The Latin specific epithet wallichiana refers to the 19th century Danish botanist Dr.
