Taxonomy: Fam. Dryopteridaceae// Genus: Dryopteris// Species: Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlanBase (source: Christenhusz & Raab-Straube, 2013).
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to the Temperate Northern Hemisphere according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Garden, Kew).
Habitat: Moist and shady places, near rivers, river gorges, forests.
Dryopteris filix-mas – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dryopteris filix-mas – leaf with pinnae. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dryopteris filix-mas – abaxial side of pinnae. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dryopteris filix-mas – pinnae with sori. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dryopteris filix-mas – leaf petiole with scales. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 08.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dryopteris filix-mas – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dryopteris filix-mas – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dryopteris filix-mas – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dryopteris filix-mas -abaxial side of pinnae. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dryopteris filix-mas – pinnae with sori. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 24.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dryopteris filix-mas – plant base- leaf petioles with scales. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dryopteris filix-mas – habit. Osogovo,”Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dryopteris filix-mas – leaf. Osogovo,”Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dryopteris filix-mas – adaxial side od leaves with pinnae. Osogovo,”Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dryopteris filix-mas – abaxial side od leaves with sori. Osogovo,”Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Dryopteris filix-mas. Christenhusz, M. & Raab-Straube, E. von (2013): Polypodiopsida. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Dryopteris%20filix-mas&PTRefFk=7500000 [Accessed 28.02.2022].
Osogovo nature 