| Dryopteris wallichiana | |
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| D. wallichiana, UBC | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
| Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus: | Dryopteris |
| Species: | D. wallichiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Dryopteris wallichiana (Spreng.) Hyl.
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Dryopteris wallichiana, the alpine wood fern, is a robust species of deciduous or semi- evergreen fern in the family Dryopteridaceae, native to the Himalayas, Hawaii, Mexico and Jamaica. [1] It grows to 90 cm (35 in) tall, occasionally 180 cm (71 in) by 75 cm (30 in) wide, with pale green tri pinnate fronds, strongly contrasting with the dark brown ribs. [2]
The Latin specific epithet wallichiana refers to the 19th century Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich. [3]
A popular plant in cultivation, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4]
- ^ Bourne, Val (5 November 2005). "How to grow: Alpine wood fern". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Ltd.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ "Dryopteris wallichiana". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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