Dryopteris filix-mas subsp. filix-mas
Male Fern, Male Shield Fern
Other regional names: Male Wood Fern
- Male Wood Fern
Also known as: Aspidium depastum Schkuhr +16 more
- Aspidium depastum Schkuhr
- Aspidium erosum Schkuhr
- Aspidium filix-mas (L.) Sw.
- Aspidium filix-mas f. crenatum Milde
- Aspidium filix-mas f. erosum (Döll) Zapal.
- Aspidium filix-mas f. heleopteris (Borkh.) Milde
- Aspidium filix-mas var. crenatum Milde
- Aspidium filix-mas var. erosum (Schkuhr) Pursh
- Aspidium filix-mas var. erosum Döll
- Aspidium filix-mas var. heleopteris (Borkh.) Christ
- Aspidium filix-mas var. heleopteris (Borkh.) Milde
- Aspidium mildeanum Göpp.
- Aspidium nemorale Gray
- Aspidium opizii Wierzb.
- Aspidium umbilicatum (Poir.) Desv.
- Aspidium veselskii Hassl. ex Domin
- Dryopteris filix-mas f. crenata (Milde) Diklic & V.Nikolic
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Polypodiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Dryopteris filix-mas subsp. filix-mas (commonly known as Male Fern or Male Shield Fern) is a fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this subspecies is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Dryopteris filix-mas, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
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, 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
Base Species & Variations