Golden Shield Fern is not deer resistant.

Giant Woodfern

Dryopteris goldieana

Goldie's woodfern is an herbaceous perennial in the polypody family (Polypodiaceae).

Southern Woodfern

Dryopteris ludoviciana

Southern woodfern is a semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial in the polypody family (Polypodiaceae).

Wallich's Woodfern

Dryopteris wallichiana

Wallich's woodfern is a deciduous to semi-evergreen fern in the polypody family (Polypodiaceae).

Evergreen Woodfern

Dryopteris intermedia

The evergreen woodfern is in the polypody family (Polypodiaceae).

Log Fern

Dryopteris celsa

Log fern is a semi-evergreen to evergreen fern in the polypody family (Polypodiaceae) native to central and eastern United States, including North Carolina, where it is found growing in moist woods and swamps.

Broad Buckler Fern

Dryopteris dilatata

Broad wood fern is a vigorous deciduous to semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial in the polypody family (Polypodiaceae).

Crested Woodfern

Dryopteris cristata

Crested woodfern is a native evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial in the polypody family (Polypodiaceae) native to Canada, the United States, Asia and Europe, including the cool regions of North Carolina.

Golden Male Fern

Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis

The golden male fern is an herbaceous perennial fern in the polypody family (Polypodiaceae).

Marginal shield fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Marginal shieldfern is a North Carolina native, evergreen, perennial fern in the polypody family (Polypodiaceae).

Shield Fern

Dryopteris carthusiana

The spinulose woodfern is an herbaceous perennial fern in the polypody family (Polypodiaceae).