Dryopteris aemula

Hay-scent buckler fern · Polypodiaceae

Summary of the structured data documented in ClimaFlora for this taxon.

PolypodiaceaeOther

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Identity and native distribution

Family

Polypodiaceae

Life form

Other

Documented native regions

EuropeAfricaTemperate Asia

Medicinal use

Variable	Observed range	Central range
Annual mean temperature	2.35 – 17.91	3.97 – 16.99
Temperature of the warmest month	16.49 – 33.51	16.85 – 31.95
Temperature of the coldest month	-14.07 – 13.33	-12.93 – 12.69
Annual precipitation	341.48 – 2899.1	420.18 – 2739.2
Precipitation seasonality	11.54 – 84.96	13.2 – 81.84

These values describe the documented climate envelope of the taxon. They are not, by themselves, a local recommendation.

Variable	Unit	Observed range	Central range
Cation exchange capacity (CEC)	cmol(+)/kg	16.52 – 36.6	18 – 32.7
Clay	%	8.2 – 47.25	18.6 – 39.15
Coarse fragments	%	7.13 – 29.54	12.25 – 25.9
Total nitrogen	g/kg	0.91 – 12.91	1.13 – 7.52
pH	—	4.5 – 8	5.5 – 7.9
Sand	%	10.88 – 65.6	21.18 – 47.5
Soil organic carbon	g/kg	8.89 – 263.6	11.88 – 131

These soil preferences should be compared with the site profile and the confidence of the local data.