Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Aspidium filix mas (L.) Sw., Dryopteris filixmas

Common names:

Aspidium (1911-1922) (53, 57, 59)

Basket fern (1900?-1913) (5, 158)

Bear's-paw root [Bears' paw root, Bear's paw roots] (1876?-1913) (5, 92, 158)

Felix mas (1905) (54)

Filix mas (1911) (55)

Fougère male (1900?, French) (158)

Helecho macho (1900?, Spanish) (158)

Johanniswurzel (1900?, German) (158)

Knotty brake (1876?-1913) (5, 92, 158)

Male fern [Male-fern, Malefern] (1869-Present) (4, 5, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55. 57, 58, 60, 61, 92, 97, 109, 122, 131, 138, 155, 158)

Male shield fern [Male shield-fern] (1876?-1913) (5, 92, 158)

Nephrodium felix-mas (1869) (58)

Shield fern (1869-1977) (3, 58)

Shield root [Shield roots] (1876?-1913) (5, 92)

Sweet brake (1876?-1913) (5, 92, 158)

Waldfarn (1900?, German) (158)

Wurmfarn (1900?, German) (158)