100104 Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott
Distribution
Northern Iceland: Rare
Northern Fennoscandia: Rare
Western Greenland: Scattered
Eastern Greenland: Rare
Shrub Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Frequent
- Schott, Gen. Fil. 1: t. 9 (1834). - Polypodium filix-mas L., Sp. Pl.: 1090 (1753). Lectotype (BM): Europe. Herb. Clifford: 475, Polypodium 10 (Jonsell and Jarvis 1994: 149).
2n=
164 (4x). - Europe, Canada, U.S.A. - Numerous reports.
Geography: North American - amphi-Atlantic - European - Asian (W) & Asian Pacific: ICE NOR RUS GRL.
Notes: Montgomery and Wagner Jr. (1993) suggested that Dryopteris filix-mas is an allotetraploid species from the diploids D. caucasica (A. Braun) Fraser-Jenk. & Corley and D. oreades Fomin, at least as concerns European plants. They expressed some doubts whether the western North American plants had the same origin, but that does not concern us here as these American plants do not reach the Arctic.
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Source: Farbenfreude at Wikispecies
Higher Taxa
- Dryopteris [1001,genus]