Dryopteridaceae
Scaly male fern
Dryopteris affinis
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Dryopteris
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Common names
By language (13)
- Asturian
- Felecha
- Chinese
- 近緣鱗毛蕨, 近缘鳞毛蕨
- Czech
- Kapraď rezatá, Kapraď rezavá
- Dutch
- Geschubde mannetjesvaren, Geschubde niervaren
- English
- Scaly male fern
- Finnish
- Norjanalvejuuri
- French
- Dryoptéris écailleux
- German
- Spreuschuppiger Wurmfarn, Goldschuppenfarn, Schuppiger Wurmfarn
- Hungarian
- Pelyvás pajzsika
- Irish
- Raithneach ghainneach
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Raggtelg
- Slovenian
- Neprava glistovnica
- Welsh
- Marchredynen euraid
Photos
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Dryopteris
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- Spreading woodfernDryopteris expansaDryopteridaceae
- Crested woodfernDryopteris cristataDryopteridaceae
- Fragrant woodfernDryopteris fragransDryopteridaceae
- Autumn fernDryopteris erythrosoraDryopteridaceae
- Dryopteris villariiDryopteridaceae
- Dryopteris aemulaDryopteridaceae
- Marginal woodfernDryopteris marginalisDryopteridaceae
- Dryopteris sieboldiiDryopteridaceae
- Alpine woodfernDryopteris wallichianaDryopteridaceae
Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.