Dryopteris aemula

Common name

Hay-scented Buckler Fern

Dryopteris aemula Hay-scented Buckler Fern

Hay-scented Buckler Fern

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Latin names

Class	Pteridopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Aspidiaceae
Genus	Dryopteris
Species	aemula
Alternative Family name	Dryopteridaceae

Geographic details

Habitat	Lowland woods
Soil type	acidic
Distribution	SW W England Ireland Wales
Native	Yes

General

Plant height	medium
Branched	No
Plant colour	mid-green
Stipe description	slender base
Habit	lvs shuttlecock
Conservation status	not threatened

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves	No
Leaf shape	ovate-triangular
Pinnae	3-pinnate-pinnatifid
Wintergreen	Yes

Spore details

homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description	short
Rhizome scales	narrowly triangular
Rhizome position	erect

Sori details

Sori shape	kidney
Sori placement	on lateral veins closer to midrib

Indusium details

indusium present	Yes
indus_shape	kidney
indusium description	jagged margin