Dryopteris fragrans, commonly known as the fragrant woodfern, is a circumboreal fern that is the smallest of the Dryopteris species. It is found in rocky areas, shady cliffs, screes, and limestone talus. It has an appealing fruity fragrance that is exuded by aromatic glands found on the surface of fresh fronds. Native Americans used the fronds as bedding and made tea from them. However, the plant material can potentially contain an antinutrient, thiaminase, as well as potentially cytotoxic compounds.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Filix aquilonaris	Farw.	Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 18: 81 (1916)
Filix fragrans	(L.) Farw.	Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 18: 81 (1916)
Filix-mas fragrans	(L.) Farw.	Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 254 (1931)
Aspidium fragrans	(L.) Sw.	J. Bot. (Schrader) 1800(2): 35 (1801)
Polypodium fragrans	L.	Sp. Pl. : 1089 (1753)
Lastrea fragrans	C.Presl	Tent. Pterid. 76. 1836
Dryopteris fragrans var. remotiuscula	(Kom.) Kom.	Fl. URSS 1: 38 (1934)
Nephrodium fragrans	(L.) Desv.	Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 260 1827
Woodsia xanthosporangia	Ching	Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. 1: 101 (1929)
Dryopteris aquilonaris	Maxon	Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 638 (1900)
Nephrodium fragrans f. aquilonare	(Maxon) Clute	Fern Bull. 15: 21. 1907
Dryopteris fragrans f. aquilonaris	(Maxon) M.Broun	Index No. Amer. Ferns 68. 1938
Nephrodium fragrans var. remotiusculum	Kom.	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 394. 1911
Thelypteris fragrans var. hookeriana	Fernald	Rhodora 25: 3. 1923

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	fragrant woodfern
Finnish	tuoksualvejuuri
Norwegian Bokmål	dufttelg
Norwegian Nynorsk	dufttelg
os	Адджинаг
Russian	Зверобой каменный
Russian	Щитовник пахучий
Yakutian	Бөрө сиир ото
Chinese	香鳞毛蕨

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Asia-temperate click to expand
- China
  - China North-central
  - Inner Mongolia
  - Manchuria
  - Xinjiang
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan
  - Korea
- Mongolia
  - Mongolia
- Russian Far East
  - Amur
  - Kamchatka
  - Khabarovsk
  - Magadan
  - Primorye
  - Sakhalin
- Siberia
  - Altay
  - Buryatiya
  - Chita
  - Irkutsk
  - Krasnoyarsk
  - Tuva
  - West Siberia
  - Yakutskiya

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- Eastern Europe
  - North European Russia
- Northern Europe
  - Finland

Northern America click to expand
- Eastern Canada
  - Labrador
  - New Brunswick
  - Newfoundland
  - Nova Scotia
  - Ontario
  - Québec
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Minnesota
  - Wisconsin
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Maine
  - Michigan
  - New Hampshire
  - New York
  - Vermont
- Subarctic America
  - Alaska
  - Greenland
  - Northwest Territorie
  - Yukon
- Western Canada
  - Alberta
  - British Columbia
  - Manitoba
  - Saskatchewan

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0001107303
Canadensys	5395
USDA Plants	DRFR
Tropicos	26600150
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17095220-1
The Plant List	tro-26600150
Open Tree Of Life	866218
Observations.org	125718
NCBI Taxonomy	239565
Nature Serve	2.131515
IPNI	17095220-1
iNaturalist	162112
GBIF	5275131
WisFlora	3444
EPPO	DYOFR
EOL	597459
USDA GRIN	411581
Wikipedia	Dryopteris_fragrans

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Natural-derived acetophenones: chemistry and pharmacological activities

Ahmadpourmir H, Attar H, Asili J, Soheili V, Taghizadeh SF, Shakeri A

Nat Prod Bioprospect

10-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11087454
doi:	10.1007/s13659-024-00447-x
PMID:	38727781

Understory vegetation diversity patterns of Platycladus orientalis and Pinus elliottii communities in Central and Southern China

Deng N, Caixia L, Ma F, Song Q, Tian Y

Open Life Sci

22-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10752000
doi:	10.1515/biol-2022-0791
PMID:	38152580

Integrated mRNA and small RNA sequencing reveals post-transcriptional regulation of the sesquiterpene pathway in Santalum album L. (Indian sandalwood)

Madhuvanthi CK, Muthulakshmi E, Ghosh Dasgupta M

3 Biotech

06-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10628100
doi:	10.1007/s13205-023-03816-4
PMID:	37942052

Antibacterial activity and antibacterial mechanism of flavaspidic acid BB against Staphylococcus haemelyticus

Liu J, Liu R, Deng R, Zheng S, Shen Z

BMC Microbiol

29-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10540430
doi:	10.1186/s12866-023-02997-5
PMID:	37773054

Light response of gametophyte in Adiantum flabellulatum: transcriptome analysis and identification of key genes and pathways

Cai Z, Wang X, Xie Z, Wen Z, Yu X, Xu S, Su X, Luo J

Front Plant Sci

07-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10513451
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1222414
PMID:	37746005

Structure-dependent activity of plant natural products against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Moreno Cardenas C, Çiçek SS

Front Microbiol

15-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10463185
doi:	10.3389/fmicb.2023.1234115
PMID:	37649631

Functional characterization and transcriptional activity analysis of Dryopteris fragrans farnesyl diphosphate synthase genes

Zhang D, Tang X, Chen L, Qiu X, Song C, Wang H, Chang Y

Front Plant Sci

24-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10079908
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1105240
PMID:	37035090

Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of Disaspidin BB against Staphylococcus epidermidis

Lan S, Chen X, Yin C, Xie S, Wang S, Deng R, Shen Z

Front Microbiol

19-Jan-2023

PMCID:	PMC9892941
doi:	10.3389/fmicb.2023.999449
PMID:	36744091

Phytochemical Screening, Antifungal, and Anticancer Activities of Medicinal Plants Thymelaea Hirsuta, Urginea Maritima, and Plantago Albicans

El-Bondkly EA, Al Shammari B, El-Gendy MM, Alsafari IA, El-Bondkly AA, El-Shenawy FS, El-Bondkly AM

Biomed Res Int

30-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9822746
doi:	10.1155/2022/9544915
PMID:	36619300

Lignin and Its Pathway-Associated Phytoalexins Modulate Plant Defense against Fungi

Ninkuu V, Yan J, Fu Z, Yang T, Ziemah J, Ullrich MS, Kuhnert N, Zeng H

J Fungi (Basel)

29-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9865837
doi:	10.3390/jof9010052
PMID:	36675873

MicroRNAs in Medicinal Plants

Sun M, Xu S, Mei Y, Li J, Gu Y, Zhang W, Wang J

Int J Mol Sci

09-Sep-2022

PMCID:	PMC9500639
doi:	10.3390/ijms231810477
PMID:	36142389

Exploring the Mechanism of Ionic Liquids to Improve the Extraction Efficiency of Essential Oils Based on Density Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Luo X, Wang F, Wang G, Li H

Molecules

27-Aug-2022

PMCID:	PMC9457939
doi:	10.3390/molecules27175515
PMID:	36080281

Dryopteris juxtapostia Root and Shoot: Determination of Phytochemicals; Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Hepatoprotective Effects; and Toxicity Assessment

Rani A, Uzair M, Ali S, Qamar M, Ahmad N, Abbas MW, Esatbeyoglu T

Antioxidants (Basel)

27-Aug-2022

PMCID:	PMC9495791
doi:	10.3390/antiox11091670
PMID:	36139744

Flavaspidic acid BB combined with mupirocin improves its anti-bacterial and anti-biofilm activities against Staphylococcus epidermidis

Cai Z, Mo Z, Zheng S, Lan S, Xie S, Lu J, Tang C, Shen Z

BMC Microbiol

15-Jul-2022

PMCID:	PMC9284735
doi:	10.1186/s12866-022-02578-y
PMID:	35840879

Overexpression of DfRaf from Fragrant Woodfern (Dryopteris fragrans) Enhances High-Temperature Tolerance in Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

Song C, Fan Q, Tang Y, Sun Y, Wang L, Wei M, Chang Y

Genes (Basel)

07-Jul-2022

PMCID:	PMC9321628
doi:	10.3390/genes13071212
PMID:	35885995

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(9S,11bS)-7,11-dihydroxy-4,4,9,11b-tetramethyl-2,3,8,9-tetrahydro-1H-naphtho[2,1-f][1]benzofuran-6-one	15478793	Click to see CC1CC2=C(C3=C(C(=C2O1)O)C4(CCCC(C4=CC3=O)(C)C)C)O	328.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.1720 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Colensane and clerodane diterpenoids
[(2R,3S,4S,5S)-4,5-diacetyloxy-3-hydroxyoxan-2-yl] (1R,2R,4aR,8aR)-1-[(E)-5-acetyloxy-3-methylpent-3-enyl]-1,4a,5-trimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalene-2-carboxylate	163085540	Click to see CC1=CCCC2C1(CCC(C2(C)CCC(=CCOC(=O)C)C)C(=O)OC3C(C(C(CO3)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)O)C	578.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.1720 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Iridoids and derivatives
[(1R,3R,4aS,5R,7S,7aS)-3,4a,5-trihydroxy-1-methoxy-7-methyl-1,3,4,5,6,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-7-yl] acetate	101084573	Click to see CC(=O)OC1(CC(C2(C1C(OC(C2)O)OC)O)O)C	276.28	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.1720 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(1R,4aR)-4,7-dimethyl-1-propan-2-yl-1,2,4a,5,6,8a-hexahydronaphthalene	5315589	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CC1)C(=CCC2C(C)C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
1,2,4a,5,6,8a-Hexahydro-1-isopropyl-4,7-dimethylnaphthalene	101708	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CC1)C(=CCC2C(C)C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
alpha-Cadinene, (+)-	12306048	Click to see CC1=CC2C(CC1)C(=CCC2C(C)C)C	204.35	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol	86821	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
24-Ethylcholest-5-en-3beta-ol	22012	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C	414.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives
(S)-3-Isobutylpiperazine-2,5-dione	927723	Click to see CC(C)CC1C(=O)NCC(=O)N1	170.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Peptides / Dipeptides
((4-(4-Amidinophenoxy)butanoyl)aspartyl)valine	132814	Click to see CC(C)C(C(=O)O)NC(=O)C(CC(=O)O)NC(=O)CCCOC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=N)N	436.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.1720
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acid derivatives / Carboxylic acid esters
Albicanyl acetate	10491891	Click to see CC(=O)OCC1C(=C)CCC2C1(CCCC2(C)C)C	264.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Primary alcohols
(5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl)methanol	14446524	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CO)C)C	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.1720
Albicanol	171360	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2CO)C)C	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.1720
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Tertiary alcohols
(1R,4S,11R)-4,6,6,11-tetramethyltricyclo[5.4.0.04,8]undecan-1-ol	101048453	Click to see CC1CCC2C3C1(CCC2(CC3(C)C)C)O	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
(1R,4S,7S,8R,11R)-4,6,6,11-tetramethyltricyclo[5.4.0.04,8]undecan-1-ol	162886270	Click to see CC1CCC2C3C1(CCC2(CC3(C)C)C)O	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
4,6,6,11-Tetramethyltricyclo[5.4.0.04,8]undecan-1-ol	162886269	Click to see CC1CCC2C3C1(CCC2(CC3(C)C)C)O	222.37	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(1S,4aR,5R,8aS)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-5,8a-dimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]methoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	162979976	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2COC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C)CO	400.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2008.12.004
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(2S,4aS,5S,8aR)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1,1,4a-trimethyl-6-methylidene-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-2-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	162949951	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)C(C2(CCC1OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C)CO)C	400.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2008.12.004
2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[5-(hydroxymethyl)-1,1,4a-trimethyl-6-methylidene-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-2-yl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol	162949950	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)C(C2(CCC1OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C)CO)C	400.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2008.12.004
2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[5-(hydroxymethyl)-5,8a-dimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]methoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol	162979975	Click to see CC1(CCCC2(C1CCC(=C)C2COC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C)CO	400.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2008.12.004
2-[(6-hydroxy-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl)methoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	163000134	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)C(C2(CCC1O)C)COC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C	400.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2008.12.004
Xianglinmaojueside A	134813466	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)C(C2(CCC1O)C)COC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C	400.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2008.12.004
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
1-[2-hydroxy-6-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]ethanone	25130376	Click to see CC1=C(C(=C(C(=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C)OC)C(=O)C)O	372.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2008.01.003
1-[2-Hydroxy-6-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]ethanone	74390155	Click to see CC1=C(C(=C(C(=C1OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)C)OC)C(=O)C)O	372.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2008.01.003
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones
4-[(3-Butanoyl-2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-5-methylphenyl)methyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-2-propanoylcyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one	181448	Click to see CCCC(=O)C1=C(C(=C(C(=C1O)CC2=C(C(C(=O)C(=C2O)C(=O)CC)(C)C)O)O)C)OC	446.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.1720
Aspidin	120290	Click to see CCCC(=O)C1=C(C(=C(C(C1=O)(C)C)O)CC2=C(C(=C(C(=C2O)C)OC)C(=O)CCC)O)O	460.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
Aspidin AB	503738	Click to see CCCC(=O)C1=C(C(=C(C(=C1O)CC2=C(C(C(=O)C(=C2O)C(=O)C)(C)C)O)O)C)OC	432.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.1720 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
Aspidinol	122841	Click to see CCCC(=O)C1=C(C(=C(C=C1O)OC)C)O	224.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthofurans
methyl (1S,4S,5R,6S,7R,8S,10S,14S,15R,16R,18S,19R,22R,23R,25S,26S)-14,23-diacetyloxy-7-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6,16,22-trimethyl-25-[(E)-2-methylbut-2-enoyl]oxy-3,9,11,17,20-pentaoxaoctacyclo[17.6.1.18,15.01,5.06,18.07,16.010,14.022,26]heptacos-12-ene-4-carboxylate	162861714	Click to see CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CC(C2(COC3C2C14COC(C4C5(C3OC6(C5(C7CC6C8(C=COC8O7)OC(=O)C)O)C)C)(C(=O)OC)OC)C)OC(=O)C	732.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.1720
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Macrolactams
(1S,8R,11S,18R,21S,24R)-10,11-dimethyl-21-(2-methylpropyl)-24-[(S)-1-methylpropyl]-3,4,10,13,14,20,23,26,27-nonaazatetracyclo[24.4.0.03,8.013,18]triacontane-2,9,12,19,22,25-hexaone	76335330	Click to see CCC(C)C1C(=O)N2C(CCCN2)C(=O)N3C(CCCN3)C(=O)N(C(C(=O)N4C(CCCN4)C(=O)NC(C(=O)N1)CC(C)C)C)C	647.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.45.1720 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.48.1190

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Dryopteris fragrans

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