Common nameWestern Scaly Male Fern Dryopteris affinis affinis © Natural History Museum Latin names ClassPteridopsida OrderPolypodiales FamilyAspidiaceae GenusDryopteris Speciesaffinis Subspeciesaffinis Alternative Family nameDryopteridaceae Geographic details HabitatWoodland, open hill, scree Soil typetolerant DistributionThroughout British Isles, not E NativeYes General Plant heightlarge BranchedNo Stipe descriptionscaly Habitlvs shuttlecock Conservation statusnot threatened Wikimedia Urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryopteris_affinis Leaf details Separate fertile leavesNo Leaf shapeovate-lanceolate Pinnae1-pinnate-pinnatisect WintergreenNo Spore details HomosporeYes Rhizome details Rhizome descriptionshort Rhizome scalesdark gold, very dense Rhizome positionerect Sori details Sori shapekidney Sori placein row either side of midrib Indusium details Indusium presentYes Indusium shapekidney Indusium descriptionthick, persistent