Dryopteris carthusiana

Common name

Narrow buckler-fern

Dryopteris carthusiana Narrow buckler-fern

Narrow buckler-fern

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Latin names

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

Geographic details

Habitat	wet woodlands, fens
Soil type	acidic
Distribution	Locally common
Native	Yes

General

Plant height	medium
Branched	No
Plant colour	yellow green
Stipe description	enlarged base
Habit	few erect lvs.
Conservation status	Rare

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves	No
Leaf shape	lanceolate
Pinnae	2-pinnate-pinnatisect
Wintergreen	No

Spore details

homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description	branching
Rhizome scales	sparse, pale brown
Rhizome position	creeping

Sori details

Sori shape	kidney
Sori placement	in row either side of midrib

Indusium details

indusium present	Yes
indus_shape	kidney
indusium description	thin, margin entire