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Dryopteris expansa

Alpine Buckler Fern
Also known as: Dryopteris assimilis S.Walker +12 more
  • Dryopteris assimilis S.Walker
  • Dryopteris austriaca subsp. assimilis (S.Walker) O.Bolòs & Vigo
  • Dryopteris carthusiana subsp. assimilis (S.Walker) O.Bolòs, Vigo, Masalles & Ninot
  • Dryopteris expansa subsp. assimilis (S.Walker) Tzvelev
  • Dryopteris extremiorientalis V.N.Vassil.
  • Dryopteris manshurica Ching
  • Dryopteris minimisora Nakai
  • Dryopteris morrisonensis (Hayata) Hayata
  • Dryopteris siranensis Nakai
  • Dryopteris spinulosa subsp. assimilis (S.Walker) Schidlay
  • Dryopteris spinulosa var. assimilis (S.Walker) Schidlay
  • Dryopteris spinulosa var. morrisonensis Hayata
  • Lastrea expansa (C.Presl) C.Presl
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Dryopteris expansa (commonly known as Alpine 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. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manchuria, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Netherlands, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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