Male fern
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispa Cristata'
Genus: Dryopteris
Species: filix-mas
Cultivar: 'Crispa Cristata' ...
Up until recently, male ferns were used medicinally to expel tapeworms. The root yields an oleo-resin that specifically treats tapeworms by paralyzing the muscles of the worm, making it release its hold.
( Linearis Polydactyla Male Fern )
Deciduous fern with large clumps of lance-shaped, pinnatified, medium green fronds, 3 to 4 feet long. This fern enjoys a moist, slightly acidic soil with not too much sun. It is easy to cultivate.
Other common names include: Brake, Brake Fern, Eagle Fern, Female Fern, Fiddlehead, Hog Brake, Pasture Brake, Western Brackenfern, Grande fougere, Fougere d'aigle, Warabi (Qué), Örnbräken, Bräken, Slokörnbräken, Taigaörnbräken, Vanlig Örnbräken (Swe), ...
Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas): This vase-shaped evergreen fern grows 3 to 5 feet tall. Grow in light to full shade, with constant moisture, anywhere in South Carolina except the coast. Clump division.
Male Fern Shield Fern, Prickly-Toothed Lady Fern Spleenwort, Common Spleenwort, Black Wall Rue Maidenhair, Common Maidenhair, True Hart's Tongue Bracken Polypody, Common Royal Fern Adder's Tongue, English Moonwort ...
Dryopteris filix-mas (Male Fern)
Synonyms: Aspidiaceae (Shield Fern Family). Dryopteridaceae
(Shield Fern Family)
Montane. Rocks, moist areas. Summer.
Pagosa Springs area.
Golden-Scale Male Fern [English]: Dryopteris affinis var. azorica
Golden-Scale Male Fern [English]: Dryopteris affinis pseudodisjuncta
Golden-Seal [English]: Hydrastis canadensis
Golden-Seeded Mung Bean [English]: Vigna radiata var. radiata ...
Crested Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas cristata)
Crimson Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus)
Crimson Pygmy Barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy')
Crinum x powellii
Crisphead Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
Crocodile Jaws (Aloe humilis echinata) ...
Few plants surpass a strong, well-flowered clump of Hemerocallis fulva, as we have seen it, mixed with a group of male Fern near a brook.
(Male Fern)
Epimedium sp. and hybrids (Fairy Wing)
Euphorbia sp. and hybrids (Spurge)
Fargesia sp. (Clumping Bamboo)
Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue)
Foeniculum vulgaris (Fennel)
Fritillaria sp. (Fritillaria)
Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop) ...
The mythical “fern seeds," believed to be produced by the male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) and by the lady fern (formerly a name for the common bracken but now applied to Athyrium filix-femina), ...
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Undulata Robusta' : Undulata Robusta Male Fern - Whole Plant
Matteuccia struthiopteris : Ostrich Fern - Whole Plant
Polystichum acrostichoides : Christmas Fern - Whole Plant ...
For example, large-leaved plants, such as shade-loving hostas, are coarsely textured. Finely divided leaves, such as wood or male fern, impart a fine texture.
portugués), Fieito (gallego y/o portugués), Fougère mâle (francés), Gemeiner-Wurmfarn (alemán), Helecho macho (castellano), Ifilkou (Marruecos), Iratze-arra (vasco), Irriarr (vasco), Iztarro (vasco), Lafaleita (castellano), Male Fern ...
The dried powdered root has been applied externally to heal sores[222, 257]. A liquid extract of the root is an effective anthelmintic, though it is less powerful than the male fern, Dryopteris felix-mas[4].
There are lots of ferns to choose from even if you restrict your choice to forms of the lady fern, Athyrium filix-femina, and the male fern, Dryopteris filixmas. All wonderfully decorative plants and superb companions for lilies.
 See also: Fern, Green, Ferns, Lady, Forsythia
  
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