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Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) SCHOTT (male fern)

German: Gemeiner WurmfarnCzech: kaprad´ samec
Genus:  DryopterisFamily:  Polypodiaceae,
Mature Height: 1.00 mSoil Preferred:  humic,
Light Required:  part shade 
Other Attributes:  fern, solitaire, bed plant,
Photo: Dryopteris filix-mas, male fern, Dryopteris
Dryopteris filix-mas   male fern plant

Dryopteris filix-mas

male fern

plant
Dryopteris filix-mas   male fern leaves

Dryopteris filix-mas

male fern

leaves
Dryopteris filix-mas   male fern leaves

Dryopteris filix-mas

male fern

leaves
Plants of Genus Dryopteris:
01) Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) SCHOTT (male fern), Ger: Gemeiner Wurmfarn, Czech: kaprad´ samec
02) Dryopteris filix-mas 'Cristata' (male fern), Ger: Gemeiner Wurmfarn, Czech: kapraď samec

Articles: Dryopteris filix-mas, male fern
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