Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Dryopteris filix-mas, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced9 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded13 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	(L.) Schott	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Gen. Fil.: pl. 9 (1834)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1834	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Male fern	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Temp. Northern Hemisphere	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	75 cm	75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 65, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918	Sourced
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918	Sourced
Foliage texture	medium	medium · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71	Sourced
Growth habit	Forb/herb	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Maximum height	120 cm	120 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 65, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918	Sourced
Sexuality	empty	hermaphrodite · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4	Not on the record
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months	jun, jul, aug, sep, oct	feb, jul, aug · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203	Differs from sources
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 65, 71, 164, 178, 203, 918	Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity	7	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Ground humidity	6	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 242	Sourced
Light	3	4 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489	Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 71	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 6.5	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Ph minimum	pH 5.5	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Soil nutriments	6	6 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242	Sourced
Soil salinity	0	0 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	22.5 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 227	Not on the record
Other
Shade tolerance	—	Intermediate · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 174	Not on the record
Soil ph indicator	—	5 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203	Not on the record
Temperature indicator	—	5 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 203	Not on the record

Dryopteris filix-mas 39% complete

Male fern

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