Filix Mas, B.P. Male Fern.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
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Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott.
Engl.: male fern, basket fern, bear's-paw root, knotty brake, male shield fern, shield fern, sweet brake.
Deu.: Wurmfarn, Farnwurzel, Gemeiner Wurmfarn, Natternfarn, Schnackenkraut, Teufelsleiter, Wanzenkraut.
Sven.: träjon.
Suom.: kivikkoalvejuuri.
Bot. syn.: Aspidium filix-mas Swartz, Dryopteris abbreviata auct., Polypodium filix-mas L.
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