Dryopteris Adans.
(buckler ferns)

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Species 1 subtaxa 21 images
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Species 17 images
Species hybrid 1 ident. refs
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Species 1 images
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Species aggregate 1 subtaxa 3 images
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Species hybrid 48 images
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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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