species

Dryopteris expansa

Alpine buckler fern · Northern buckler-fern · Spreading wood fern

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

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Dryopteris expansa belongs to the family Dryopteridaceae, also known as Alpine buckler fern, Northern buckler-fern or Spreading wood fern, native to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is acid and in well drained or moist conditions.

Assembled from the attributes recorded below.

What this plant needs

Aspect
Full sun, Part shade
Acidity
Acid
Moisture
Well drained, Moist
In the UK
Native

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Record data from biflora (84669-2), under OGL-UK-3.0.