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Narrow Buckler-fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

Narrow Buckler-fern, known in North America as spinulose woodfern, is a perennial fern species found across the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in damp forests throughout the Holarctic Kingdom, favoring moist woodland conditions across the northern temperate zone.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Dryopteris carthusiana 2
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Dryopteris, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Narrow Buckler-fern

In Biome

Freshwater Marsh, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Dryopteris carthusiana
Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Dryopteris carthusiana

In Ecosystem

Heath, Ecosystems
Source Plants For A Future: Dryopteris carthusiana
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Found In

Albania

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Austria

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bulgaria

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Canada

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Denmark

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Finland

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France

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Georgia

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Germany

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Greece

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Hungary

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Ireland

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Italy

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Netherlands

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Romania

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Narrow Buckler-fern
  • Wikidata Q523210, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Dryopteris carthusiana': a perennial species of fern
  • Child Taxon Of: Dryopteris, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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2. Wikipedia: Dryopteris carthusiana
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q523210 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 325119
    Dryopteris carthusiana is a perennial species of fern native to damp forests throughout the Holarctic Kingdom.
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3. Plants For A Future: Dryopteris carthusiana
Plants For A Future
  • Medicinal Uses
    The root contains ‘filicin’, a substance that paralyses tapeworms and other internal parasites and has been used as a worm expellent.
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats
    Damp and wet woods, marshes and wet heaths
  • In Biome: Freshwater Marsh, Habitats
    Damp and wet woods, marshes and wet heaths
  • In Ecosystem: Heath, Habitats
    Damp and wet woods, marshes and wet heaths
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Dryopteris carthusiana
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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6. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Dryopteris carthusiana
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Dryopteridaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12480
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12480
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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