Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott
male fern
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
male fern
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Dryopteris filix-mas ssp. filix-mas
Species Information
General:
Deciduous perennial in vase-like clusters from a short, stout rhizome.
Leaves:
Oblong-lanceolate, broadest in the middle and narrowed towards the top and less towards the bottom, 20-120 cm long, 5-35 cm wide, 1-pinnate, the pinnae deeply cut, the segments with small blunt teeth along the margins.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Dryopteris filix-mas
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
619 | 5 | 1790 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
26 | 0 | 90 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
22 | 10 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 1 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
77 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CMA(1), CWH(41), ESSF(13), ICH(9), IDF(3), MH(1), MS(3) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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