The difference between a fern and a golden dog fern

No difference. The one-leaf fern is actually a golden retriever fern. It is named because its base is like golden hair, resembling a squatting golden monkey or a lying golden retriever dog. There is no difference between the two. Golden dog fern is also called golden dog fern, yellow haired dog, monkey haired head, haired dog fern, etc. The one-leaf fern usually grows in subtropical and temperate regions, mostly growing on the soil of damp ravines or forest understory at the foothills.