Dryopteris submontana

Common name

Rigid Buckler Fern

Dryopteris submontana Rigid Buckler Fern

Rigid Buckler Fern

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Latin names

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

Geographic details

Habitat	Scree
Soil type	alkaline
Distribution	N. Wales, NW. England
Native	Yes

General

Plant height	medium
Branched	No
Plant colour	grey-green
Stipe description	enlarged base
Habit	lvs shuttlecock
Conservation status	Rare

Leaf details

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

Spore details

homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description	branching
Rhizome scales	long-pointed, mixture of sizes
Rhizome position	semi-erect

Sori details

Sori shape	kidney
Sori placement	in row either side of midrib

Indusium details

indusium present	Yes
indus_shape	kidney
indusium description	glandular