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Dryopteris cristata

Crested Buckler Fern, Crested Buckler Fern
Other regional names: Crested Wood Fern +1 more
  • Crested Wood Fern
  • Crested Woodfern
Also known as: ? lancastriensis Spreng. +19 more
  • ? lancastriensis Spreng.
  • Acrostichum callipteris (Ehrh.) Ehrh.
  • Aspidium cristatum (L.) Sw.
  • Aspidium cristatum var. crenatum Christ
  • Aspidium lancastriense Spreng.
  • Asplenium lancastriensis Spreng.
  • Dryopteris cristata var. cristata
  • Dryopteris cristata var. lancastriensis (Spreng.) Tidestr.
  • Dryopteris cristata var. mariana Tidestr.
  • Dryopteris goldieana var. spinulosa Benedict
  • Filix cristata (L.) Farw.
  • Filix-mas cristata (L.) Farw.
  • Lastrea callipteris (Ehrh.) Newman
  • Lastrea cristata (L.) C.Presl
  • Lastrea lancastriense (Spreng.) Houlston
  • Lastrea lancastriensis (Spreng.) J.Sm.
  • Lophodium callipteris (Ehrh.) Newman
  • Nephrodium cristatum (L.) Michx.
  • Nephrodium cristatum f. lancastriense (Spreng.) Gilbert
  • Nephrodium cristatum f. silvaticum Poyser
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Dryopteris cristata (commonly known as Crested Buckler Fern) is a fern within the Polypodiaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Krasnoyarsk, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Ukraine, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yugoslavia

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