fragrant cliff fern vs fragrant shield fern

fragrant cliff fern and fragrant shield fern both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fragrant cliff fern	Yes	No	No	No
fragrant shield fern	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fragrant cliff fern and fragrant shield fern are synonyms defined as:

fragrant cliff fern and fragrant shield fern: fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds

Other synonyms of fragrant cliff fern include Dryopteris fragrans, fragrant wood fern.

fragrant cliff fern (noun)	fragrant shield fern (noun)
fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds	fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds