Dryopteris filix-mas

Common name

Male fern

Dryopteris filix-mas Male fern

Male fern

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Latin names

Class	Pteridopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Aspidiaceae
Genus	Dryopteris
Species	filix-mas
Alternative Family name	Dryopteridaceae

Geographic details

Habitat	widespread
Soil type	tolerant
Distribution	Throughout British Isles
Native	Yes

General

Plant height	medium
Branched	No
Plant colour	grey-green
Stipe description	scaly
Habit	lvs shuttlecock
Conservation status	not threatened

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves	No
Leaf shape	ovate-lanceolate
Pinnae	1-pinnate-pinnatisect
Wintergreen	No

Spore details

homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description	short
Rhizome scales	mixture of broad and narrow
Rhizome position	erect

Sori details

Sori shape	round
Sori placement	inner part of pinnule on top part of leaf

Indusium details

indusium present	Yes
indus_shape	round
indusium description	thin, margin entire