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Golden-scaled Male-fern
Dryopteris affinis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
male fernDryopteris filix-mas
Borrer's Male-fernDryopteris borreri
soft shield fernPolystichum setiferum
common brackenPteridium aquilinum
Narrow Male-fernDryopteris cambrensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 41,153 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 41,150 |
| Spain | 211 |
| United Kingdom | 173 |
| England | 129 |
| France | 114 |
| Galicia | 108 |
| Portugal | 77 |
| Bretagne | 75 |
| Principado de Asturias | 69 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | Polypodiales |
| Family | shieldfern family · Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus | wood ferns · Dryopteris |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Golden-scaled Male-fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.