Dryopteris
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Dryopteris is a genus of about 150 species of ferns with distribution in the temperate northern hemisphere. Many ferns of this genus have stout, slowly-creeping rootstocks that form a crown, with a vase-like ring of fronds. The sori are round, with a peltate indusium. The stipes have prominent scales.
Hybridization is a well-known phenomenon within this group, with many species are formed by hybridization.
Many Dryopteris species are highly desired as garden ornamental plants, especially the following:
- D. erythrosa - autumn fern, often sold in garden outlets
- D. filix-mas - a very popular garden fern in the British Isles and Europe, with very many cultivars
Dryopteris filix-mas was throughout much of recent human history widely used as a vermifuge, and was the only fern listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia.
Selected species and their common names
- Dryopteris aemula - Hay-scented Buckler Fern
- Dryopteris affinis - Scaly Male Fern
- Dryopteris campyloptera - Mountain Wood Fern
- Dryopteris carthusiana - Narrow Buckler Fern
- Dryopteris celsa - Log Fern
- Dryopteris clintoniana - Clinton's Wood Fern
- Dryopteris cristata - Crested Buckler Fern
- Dryopteris dilatata - Broad Buckler Fern
- Dryopteris erythrosa - Autumn Fern
- Dryopteris expansa - Spreading Wood Fern or Northern Buckler Fern
- Dryopteris filix-mas - Male Fern
- Dryopteris fragrans - Fragrant Buckler Fern
- Dryopteris goldiana - Goldie's Wood Fern
- Dryopteris intermedia - Intermediate Wood Fern
- Dryopteris ludoviciana - Southern Wood Fern
- Dryopteris marginalis - Marginal or Evergreen Wood Fern
- Dryopteris oreades - Mountain Male Fern
- Dryopteris submontana - Rigid Buckler Fern
External link
- Drypopteris details (http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/ferns/dryopteris.html)
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