Common nameRigid Buckler Fern Dryopteris submontana © Natural History Museum Latin names ClassPteridopsida OrderPolypodiales FamilyAspidiaceae GenusDryopteris Speciessubmontana Alternative Family nameDryopteridaceae Geographic details HabitatScree Soil typealkaline DistributionN. Wales, NW. England NativeYes General Plant heightmedium BranchedNo Plant colourgrey-green Stipe descriptionenlarged base Habitlvs shuttlecock Conservation statusRare Leaf details Separate fertile leavesNo Leaf shapetriangular-lanceolate Pinnae2-pinnate WintergreenNo Spore details HomosporeYes Rhizome details Rhizome descriptionbranching Rhizome scaleslong-pointed, mixture of sizes Rhizome positionsemi-erect Sori details Sori shapekidney Sori placein row either side of midrib Indusium details Indusium presentYes Indusium shapekidney Indusium descriptionglandular