Dryopteris oreades

Common name

Mountain Male Fern

Dryopteris oreades

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Latin names

Class

Pteridopsida

Order

Polypodiales

Family

Aspidiaceae

Genus

Dryopteris

Species

oreades

Alternative Family name

Dryopteridaceae

Geographic details

Habitat

high mountains

Soil type

tolerant

Distribution

Throughout British Isles

Native

Yes

General

Plant height

medium

Branched

No

Plant colour

mid-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 branching

Rhizome scales

apex acute, pale grey-brown

Rhizome position

ascending

Sori details

Sori shape

round

Sori place

inner part of pinnule on top part of leaf

Indusium details

Indusium present

Yes

Indusium shape

round

Indusium description

thick, margin entire