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Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott

[ Family : Dryopteridaceae ]
[ Synonyms : Aspidium filix-mas (L.) Sw.; Aspidium nemorale Gray ; Filix filix-mas (L.) Farw.; Lastrea filix-mas (L.) C.Presl ; Nephrodium crenatum Stokes ; Nephrodium filix-mas (L.) Rich.; Polypodium filix-mas L.; Polypodium nemorale Salisb.; Polystichum filix-mas (L.) Roth ; Tectaria filix-mas (L.) Cav.; Thelypteris filix-mas (L.) Nieuwl. ]
[ Common name (Local) : Bon dheki ]
Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Bon dheki | Sanskrit : Not available yet | Hindi : Not available yet | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Male wood fern, Worm fern | Other Languages : Not available yet
    • [ Trade Name : Shield fern, Hirvi ]
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Plant Characteristics :
Habit : Large evergreen fern with erect, stout rhizomes.
Habitat & Ecology : Prefers consistently moist, humusy soils that are rich in organic matter, in part shade to full shade. ,
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