Taxonomy: Fam. Cystopteridaceae// Genus: Gymnocarpium// Species: Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman. 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- Europe to Russian Far East, Northeast China and Japan; North America – to Southwestern United States according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Garden, Kew).
Habitat: Moist and shady places in the zone of European beech forests.
References:
Gymnocarpium dryopteris. 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 10.07.2022].
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17112110-1 [Accessed 10.07.2022].
Micevski, K. (1985). The Flora of SR Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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