Davallia pyxidata

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Monilophytes > Polypodiales > Davalliaceae > Davallia pyxidata

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Plant  information

Common name:         Hare’s Foot Fern 

Conservation status:

• Listed as vulnerable in Victoria

Etymology:   

• The name "hare's foot" comes from the furry exposed rhizomes

• Named after Edmond Davall, an English-born Swiss botanist from the 18th century

• The former specific epithet pyxidata is from Greek, and it refers to a "box", as the sori are partially encased by the frond

Spores:                            

• The sori are partially encased by the frond

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Habit:        

• A lithophyte or epiphyte in or near rainforest areas

Habitat:   

• Most often seen growing from cracks in rocks

• But it can also be seen growing in "baskets" formed by other epiphytic ferns such as those in the genera Platycerium and Asplenium

Distribution:                  

• Eastern Australia in or near rainforest areas

• It may also be seen in a few locations west of the Great Dividing Range

• It also occurs in Victoria in the Grampians

Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davallia_solida_var._pyxidata (2023)