(Dryopteris hendersonii)
Dryopteris commonly called wood fern, male fern (referring in particular to Dryopteris filix-mas), or buckler fern, is a genus of about 250 species of ferns with distribution in Eastern Asia, the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Pacific islands, with the highest species diversity in eastern Asia. Many of the species have stout, slowly creeping rootstocks that form a crown, with a vase-like ring of fronds. The sori are round, with a peltate indusium. The stipes have prominent scales. Hybridisation is a well-known phenomenon within this group, with many species formed by this method. Dryopteris hendersonii is a species of woodland that was first described by Richard Henry Beddome, and got his current name by Carl Frederik Albert Christensen. Dryopteris hendersonii is included in the genus Dryopteris and the Dryopteridaceae family. No subspecies are listed.