Dryopteris filix-mas, growing on a shale slope at ca. 1900 m above sea level, in Sierra Nevada National Park, Almeria, Spain. Although a common fern in most of its european range, this species is found only in a few mountainous localities in Andalusia, southern Iberian Peninsula. Deforestation, recurrent fires and drought have reduced populations of many species in this region.
Observation Data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Dryopteridaceae
- Genus: Dryopteris Adans.
- Species: Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
Location
- Location: Sierra Nevada National Park – – – Almería – Spain.
- Coordinates: 37.0897,-3.024
- Elevation: 1900 m
