Dryopteris tyrrhena Fraser-Jenkins & Reichst.

Family: ASPIDIACEAE

Genus: Dryopteris

Sinònims: Dryopteris villarii (Bellardi) Woyn. subsp. tyrrhena (Fraser-Jenk. et Reichst.)

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Rock crevices and cliff faces. Rock creviceses.

Characteristics: A large fern with fronds that strech to 60 cm., this palnt has glandules that dry out in the Autumn. Petioles are smaller than the fronds. Lamina is lanceolate and dark green in colour (pinnate). Pinnulae rectangularlanceolate with toothed margin.