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Dryopteris dilatata
Also called Common Buckler Fern, Broad Wood Fern, Mountain Wood Fern
Broad buckler-fern is a robust, mostly deciduous or semievergreen fern native to Europe and parts of western Asia, growing to about 90 cm tall and 120 cm wide. It suits shady, moist woodland-style spots in cool climates.
Dryopteris dilatata, the broad buckler-fern, 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. 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.
The Latin specific epithet dilatata means "spread out".
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dryopteris dilatata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
