Plants : ThelypteridaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Oreopteris limbosperma (Bellardi ex All.) Holub

Lemon-scented Fern

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Oreopteris limbosperma

Description: This is a rather rare plant of mountain districts, superficially similar to the male fern, but with spores produced around the edges of the leaves and smelling of lemons or oranges when crushed.

All names: Oreopteris limbosperma (Bellardi ex All.) Holub; Thelypteris oreopteris (Ehrh.) Slosson; Thelypteris limbosperma (Bellardi ex All.) H.P.Fuchs; Aspidium oreopteris (Ehrh.) Sw.; Nephrodium oreopteris (Ehrh.) Desv.; Lastrea oreopteris (Ehrh.) Bory; Lastrea montana Newm.; Dryopteris oreopteris (Ehrh.) Maxon

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

iNaturalist: Oreopteris limbosperma at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Oreopteris limbosperma. (Bellardi ex All.) Holub. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2080. Accessed on 2026-11-02.