A rather uncommon plant of glens, mountain crags and other rocky outcrops, avoiding the most acidic rock types.
All names: Phegopteris connectilis (Michaux) Watt; Thelypteris phegopteris (L.) Slosson; Phegopteris polypodioides Fee; Polypodium phegopteris L.; Dryopteris phegopteris (L.) C.Chr.