Species:
Dryopteris libanotica (Ros.) A. Christensen
- Synonym(s):
- Dryopteris pallida libanotica (Ros.) Mouterde
- Common name:
- Pale shield fern
Dryopteris du Liban, Dryoptéride pâle du Liban - Arabic name:
- شمشار شاحب من لبنان
- Endemic to:
- Lebanon, Syria and Turkey
- Habitat :
- Rochers ombragés; Shady rocks
- Life Forms:
- Hemicryptophyte
- IUCN threat status:
- LC
Botanic Description
Eng: - Oblique thick rhizome.
- Leaves arranged in tufts, 20cm to 80cm long. Leaves dissected into 20 segments.
- Reddish spangles at the base of petiole.
- Sores are protected by a lamina in kidney form, on the lower side of leaves.
- Sores appear between march and december.
Fr: - Rhizome oblique et épais.
- Feuilles longues de 20cm à 80cm, poussant en touffes.
- Segments en 20 paires. Base du pétiole à paillettes roussâtres.
- Sores à lame protectrice réniforme.
- Les sores apparaissent entre mars et décembre, sur la face inférieure des feuilles.
- Leaves arranged in tufts, 20cm to 80cm long. Leaves dissected into 20 segments.
- Reddish spangles at the base of petiole.
- Sores are protected by a lamina in kidney form, on the lower side of leaves.
- Sores appear between march and december.
Fr: - Rhizome oblique et épais.
- Feuilles longues de 20cm à 80cm, poussant en touffes.
- Segments en 20 paires. Base du pétiole à paillettes roussâtres.
- Sores à lame protectrice réniforme.
- Les sores apparaissent entre mars et décembre, sur la face inférieure des feuilles.
- Kingdom Plantae
- Phylum Streptophyta
- Class Equisetopsida
- Order Polypodiales
- FamilyDryopteridaceae
- GenusDryopteris
Date: April 1, 2021
Location: Chouwane, Jabal Moussa
Photo: Yumna Zeineh
Location: Chouwane, Jabal Moussa
Photo: Yumna Zeineh
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