Dryopteris dilatata (Hoffmann 1795) Gray 1848 (Family Dryopteridaceae)

Height: 30-100cm
Perennial, Rhizomatous
Sporulation July - September

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest
Spore Dispersal: Wind
Parasites:
Taphrina athyrii
Possible Herbivores:
Several Tenthredinidae Larvae
Sapivores:
Amphorophora ampullata

Skye Flora: Broad Buckler Fern


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