L48 (N), Can (N), Gl (N), Spm (N)PlantaeSsp
Male Fern
Dryopteris filix-mas subsp. filix-mas
Schott (Linnaeus)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Polypodiaceae
Wood Fern family
Genus
Dryopteris
Species
Dryopteris filix-mas subsp. filix-mas
Lifecycle & Ecology
Duration
Perennial
Growth Habit
Forb/herb
EdibleNo
US Distribution
Found in 23 states
Present
Not Present
Distribution Details
State T&E Status
Me (E), Vt (T)
Also Known As
Aspidium filix-mas var. crenatumLophodium erosumAspidium erosumAspidium blackwellianumNephrodium rigidoformeFilix pinnataFilix-mas vulgarisDryopteris patagonicaLophodium filix-masAspidium depastumPolypodium umbilicatumLastrea erosaDryopteris bohemicaPolystichum induratumAspidium umbilicatumAspidium mildeanumAspidium opiziiLastrea officinalisPolystichum patentissimumAspidium veselskiiPolypodium masFilix-mas filix-masDryopteris filix-mas f. crenataPolystichum polysorumPolystichum edanioiDryopteris obtusaPolystichum obtusumPolypodium heleopterisAspidium filix-mas var. heleopterisAspidium obtusum
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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