Polypodiaceae
Dryopteris
Dryopteris affinis

Dryopteris affinis subsp. pseudodisjuncta (Fraser-Jenk.) Fraser-Jenk.

First published in Nordic J. Bot. 16: 4 (1996)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Poland, Switzerland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. (2022). The Dryopteris wallichiana and D. affinis Complexes of Asia and Europe (Pteridophyta, Dryopteridaceae), with Subspecies as the more appropriate rank. Indian Fern Journal 39: 115-129.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. (2025). Dryopteris affinis - an updated synopsis: ranking, hierarchy, taxonomy and reducing confusion. The Fern Gazette 22: 208-243.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Prelli, R. & Boudrie, M. (2021). Les Fougères et plantes alliées d'Europe: 1-528. BIOTOPE. [Cited as Dryopteris pseudodisjuncta.]
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Dryopteris pseudodisjuncta.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berry, M. (2021). Adventures and aliens news 24. BSBI News 148: 37-44.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Prelli, R. & Boudrie, M. (2021). Les Fougères et plantes alliées d'Europe: 1-528. BIOTOPE.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0