Description: A very common and widespread species of shady places eg woodland, hedge banks and crevices in rock outcrops, ascending to high altitudes in mountains.

All names: Dryopteris dilatata (Hoffm.) A.Gray; Dryopteris austriaca Woynar ex Schinz & Thell. non Jacq.; Dryopteris aristata Druce, non Kuntze; Lastrea dilatata (Hoffm.) C.Presl; Lastrea aristata Britten & Rendle, non T.Moore; Aspidium dilatatum (Hoffm.) Sm.; Nephrodium dilatatum (Hoffm.) Desv.

Distribution Map from NBN: Dryopteris dilatata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Dryopteris dilatata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.