Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman, 1851 37% complete

Common oak fern

Phytologist 4(App. XXIV): 371 (1851)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Gymnocarpium dryopteris, 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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Sourced8 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded13 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) Newman No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Phytologist 4(App. XXIV): 371 (1851) 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 1851 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Common oak fern No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Northern Hemisphere No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 17 cm
  • 17 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 335, 500, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 17 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 335, 500, 918, 925
  • Superseded 17 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 22 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 335, 500, 918, 925
Sourced
Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 126 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 126 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918, 925
  • Superseded chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 126 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918, 925
Sourced
Foliage texture empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Maximum height 40 cm
  • 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 335, 500, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 335, 500, 918, 925
  • Superseded 40 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 335, 500, 918, 925
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug, sep
2 earlier or rejected values
Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 131 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 164, 178, 918, 925
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 131 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 164, 178, 918, 925
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 131 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 4, 164, 178, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 6 / 9 · moderately humid air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 3 / 9 · shade
  • 4 / 9 · shade to half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · shade to half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 4 / 9 · shade to half-shade · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 89, 130
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 14 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 89, 130
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 5.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record