Marginal Wood Fern

At a glance

Origin / distribution: German, US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Poison, Vermifuge

Science studied: ALANINE, ALBASPIDIN, ARGININE, ASPARAGINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Dryopteridaceae

Scientific name: Dryopteris marginalis

Common names: Marginal Wood Fern, Marginal Fern, Marginal Woodfern, Marginal woodfern (EN), Woodfern, dryoptère à sores marginaux, dryoptéride marginale, leather wood fern, marginal fern, marginal shield fern, marginal wood fern, marginal woodfern, nerecznica obrzeżona, woodfern, Щитовник крайний, Щитовник окаймленный

POWO: 30064660-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in German, US, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Poison
• Vermifuge

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• German
• US
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Poison
• Vermifuge

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Poison · German · "
• Vermifuge · US · "
• Vermifuge · Elsewhere · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• <i>Streptomyces dryopteridis</i> sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of <i>Dryopteris marginalis</i> and proposal of <i>Streptomyces cuspidosporus</i> Higashide <i>et al</i>. 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) as a later heterotypic synonym of <i>Streptomyces sparsogenes</i> Owen <i>et al</i>. 1963 (Approved Lists 1980). · 2026 source ↗
• The distribution of Dryopteris goldiana and Dryopteris marginalis in Missouri. · 1979 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALANINE
• ALBASPIDIN
• ARGININE
• ASPARAGINIC-ACID
• ASPINIDOL
• P-ASPIDIN
• DESASPIDIN
• FLAVASPIDIC-ACID
• GABA
• GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID
• GLUTAMIC-ACID
• PARASPIDIN
• PHLORASPIN
• PHLORASPIDINOL
• METHYLENE-BIS-ASPIDINOL-BB
• MARGASPIDIN-BB

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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