Dryopteris Adans.
(buckler ferns)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Dryopteris borreri
a buckler fern
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 		Species 21 images
Dryopteris carthusiana
Narrow Buckler-fern
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 		Species 17 images
Dryopteris carthusiana x dilatata = D. x deweveri
a buckler-fern
Species hybrid 1 ident. refs
Dryopteris cycadina
a fern
Species 1 ident. refs
Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern
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 		Species 1 images
Dryopteris filix-mas agg.
male fern
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 		Species aggregate 1 subtaxa 3 images
Dryopteris filix-mas x affinis = D. x complexa
a buckler-fern
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 		Species hybrid 48 images
Dryopteris submontana
Rigid Buckler Fern, Rigid Buckler-fern
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 		Species 31 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDryopteris (buckler ferns)
FamilyDRYOPTERIDACEAE (buckler ferns)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jermy, A.C. & Gibby, M. Dryopteris Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Dryopteris (buckler ferns) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dryopteris (buckler ferns)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 66 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dryopteris (buckler ferns)
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