Dryopteris affinis (Lowe) Fraser-Jenk. subsp. borreri (Newman) Fraser-Jenk.

Spice Leaf's base Sori

Family: ASPIDIACEAE

Genus: Dryopteris

Catalan common name: Falguera mascle.

Spanish common name: Dentabrón. Falso helecho macho. Helecho macho.

Province distribution: Girona. Lleida.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian (Atlantic)

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Fir forest and beech forest. River forests.

Characteristics: Forest communities and rocky, in cool and shady places (alderwoods, beechwoods, ash groves'). Generally on calcareous soils. A fern with a very thick rhizome. The petiole and rachis are covered with dark scales. The fronds are incompletely bipinnnatisect, with inferior segments slightly asymmetrical. The pinnules are crenate, dentate at the apex (with sharp teeth), ± concrescent at the base. The sori are located on the frond reverse, are circular and have a caducous indusium.