Dryopteris affinis
Golden-scaled Male Fern, Scaly Male Fern, Scaly Male-fern, Golden-scale Male Fern, Raithneach ghainneach, Golden-scaled Male-fern
Description
Also called spontaneous fern, it is a rather common species that can be used in the garden in damp and rather shady areas.
It has good resistance even in harsh winters and prefers locations close to semi-swampy areas.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Pteridophyta
- Class
- Pteridopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
- Genus
- Dryopteris
- Species
- Dryopteris affinis
Synonyms (1)
- Nephrodium affine
