Adanson, M. (1763), Familles des Plantes 2: 20 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott

Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1836), Tentamen Pteridographiae: 75 [basionym]

basionym of: Lastrea sect. Dryopteris (Adans.) C.Presl legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 811 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 39 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek drys, an oak; pteris, a fern: alluding to the leaves of some species."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 38 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek drys, an oak; pteris, a fern; alluding to the leaves of some species"

Kramer, K.U., Holttum, R.E., Moran, R.C. & Smith, A.R. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Dryopteridaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 110-112, Fig 49 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 173, 292 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Nephrodium Michx. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Filix-mas Hill ex Farw. legitimate

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix: Dryopteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 415 [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld

Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H. & Wolf, P.G. (August 2006), A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 717 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 291 [secondary reference]

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 17 [secondary reference]

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 75-76 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Nephrodium Michx. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Filix-mas Hill ex Farw. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Revwattsia D.L.Jones legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Lastrea sect. Dryopteris (Adans.) C.Presl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nephrodium Michx. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Filix-mas Hill ex Farw. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Revwattsia D.L.Jones legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

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