species

Dryopteris cristata

crested buckler-fern · crested woodfern

A scale drawing of Dryopteris cristata, beside a 1.7 m figure.

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Dryopteris cristata belongs to the family Dryopteridaceae, also known as crested buckler-fern or crested woodfern, native to the UK. It grows in part shade, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or poorly drained conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Part shade
Acidity
Acid, Neutral
Moisture
Moist, Poorly drained
In the UK
Native

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Record data from biflora (17093920-1), under OGL-UK-3.0.