| Description | Scaly Buckler Fern (Dryopteris remota) is a hardy fern being a naturally occurring fertile hybrid. |
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| Pronunciation | (dry-OP-ter-iss) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8(9) |
| Sunlight | light shade, shade, dappled shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, woodsy, humusy |
| Flowers | non-flowering |
| Fruit | spores |
| Leaves | It can be deciduous, semi-evergreen, or evergreen fluffy green fronds of bipinnate lanceolate blades with around 20 pairs of pinnae. |
| Stems | Rhizomes form an erect crown. |
| Dimensions | 2 plus feet tall, arching |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Dryopteris remota is a fertile hybrid of D. affinis and D. expansa. |
| Misc Facts | The genus is named from the Greek words "dryas," meaning oak, and "pteris," meaning fern. It refers to certain species of wood ferns found in woodlands populated with oaks. The species name means "scattered." |
| Notes & Reference | #90-Ferns for American Gardens (John T Mickel), #228-Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns (Sue Olsen) |
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