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Northern Buckler-fern

Dryopteris expansa

78Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May4
Jun3
Jul27
Aug13
Sep3
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland53
2Perth and Kinross Scotland7
3Argyll and Bute Scotland4
4Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland2
5Cumbria England1
6Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
7Powys Wales1
8Moray Scotland1
6 England68 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
78
Peak month
July
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Dryopteris expansa
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
890
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Dryopteris
Name with authority
Dryopteris expansa (C.Presl) Fraser-Jenk. & Jermy

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q937406 · GBIF 5275102