Dryopteris dilatata

Dryopteris dilatata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida
(disputed)
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris
Species: D. dilatata
Binomial name
Dryopteris dilatata
(Hoffm.) A. Gray

Dryopteris dilatata, the broad buckler-fern,[1] is a robust species of deciduous or semievergreen fern in the family Dryopteridaceae, native to Europe, particularly western and central Europe. In southern Europe, it is mostly found in mountainous regions. It is also found between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.[2] It grows to 90 cm (35 in) tall by 120 cm (47 in) wide, with dark green tripinnate fronds, the ribs covered in brown scales.[3][4]

The species[5] and the cultivar 'Crispa Whiteside'[6] have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ↑ Rünk, Kai; Zobel, Martin & Zobel, Kristjan (2012), "Biological Flora of the British Isles: Dryopteris carthusiana, D. dilatata and D. expansa", Journal of Ecology, 100 (4): 1039–1063, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.01985.x
  3. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  4. ↑ "Dryopteris dilatata". NatureSpot. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Dryopteris dilatata". Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Dryopteris dilatata 'Crispa Whiteside'". Retrieved 13 July 2013.

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