Dryopteris filix-mas
Common Male Fern, Male Fern
Also known as: Aspidium expansum A.Dietr., 1826 +4 more
- Aspidium expansum A.Dietr., 1826
- Dryopteris filix-mas f. filix-mas
- Filix vulgaris Hill ex Farw., 1931
- Lastrea propinqua Woll. ex NeillFraser
- Nephrodium nemorale Gray
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Dryopteris filix-mas (commonly known as Common Male Fern or Male Fern) is a fern within the Polypodiaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Arizona, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, Chita, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kirgizistan, Kriti, Krym, Labrador, Maine, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Montana, Morocco, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina South, Chatham Is., Virginia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms