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Broad Buckler-fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

The broad buckler-fern, Dryopteris dilatata, is a robust, deciduous to semievergreen species of fern in the family Dryopteridaceae, native to western and central Europe and to mountainous areas further south, with an additional range extending between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It typically grows to about ninety centimeters tall and a hundred and twenty centimeters wide, its dark green, finely divided, tripinnate fronds bearing ribs covered in brown scales.

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

Child Taxon Of

Dryopteris, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Broad Buckler-fern

In Biome

Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Dryopteris dilatata

In Ecosystem

Heath, Ecosystems
Source Plants For A Future: Dryopteris dilatata
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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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Denmark

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Greece

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Hungary

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Iran

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Ireland

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Italy

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Luxembourg

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Mongolia

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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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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United States

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Broad Buckler-fern
  • Wikidata Q905897, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Dryopteris dilatata': a robust species of deciduous or semievergreen fern
  • Child Taxon Of: Dryopteris, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Dryopteris dilatata
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profile
Quote, system profile
"habitat": "Terrestrial"
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3. Plants For A Future: Dryopteris dilatata
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
    Woods, hedgebanks, wet heaths, shady rock ledges and crevices
  • In Ecosystem: Heath, Habitats
    Woods, hedgebanks, wet heaths, shady rock ledges and crevices
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4. 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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5. Wikipedia: Dryopteris dilatata
WikipediaWikidata Q905897 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Dryopteris dilatata
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5275103, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 5275103, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
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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