Doncaster Naturalists' Society

Recording Doncaster's Wildlife since 1880

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Fern – Dryopteridaceae

Pteridophytes (Ferns, Clubmosses, Horsetails)

Division – Polypodiophyta  
   Order – Filicales (Ferns)
      Family – Dryopteridaceae (Shield, Male, & Buckler-ferns)

Soft shield fern (Polystichum setiferum), Norwood Wood
Soft shield fern (Polystichum setiferum), Norwood Wood

Recent Posts

  • Next Meeting – Thursday 21st November 2024 at Parklands Club 1.30 pm. 16 November 2024
  • Next Meeting – Wednesday 30th October 2024 for a harvest mouse nest hunt 28 October 2024
  • Next Meeting – Tuesday 29 October 2024 for Indoor Meeting at Parklands 23 October 2024
  • Next Meeting – Sunday 27 October 2024 for Fungal Foray in Sandal Beat Wood 23 October 2024
  • Next Meeting – Monday 14 October 2024 for Fungal Foray at Alms Houses, Hemsworth 11 October 2024

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Photo by Ian McDonald (guest) Cortinarius limonius - Sunset Webcap, Barrow Hills NR, Notts

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