Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott
Common Name: MALE FERN
Coefficient of Conservatism: 10
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt Fern
Status: SC
Dryopteris filix-mas B. S. Slaughter

Northern hardwood or mixed conifer-hardwood forests, usually over calcareous rock outcrops or talus; only rarely in forests lacking exposed bedrock. Occasionally in open areas in sites like crevices in calcareous bedrock and ± open coniferous stands on thin soil over limestone.

Our eastern North American plant is subsp. brittonii Fraser-Jenkins & Widén.

Locations

Alpena County
Baraga County
Cheboygan County
Gogebic County
Keweenaw County
Mackinac County
Marquette County
Ontonagon County

Citation:

MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. December 4, 2022. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=1184.