Dennstaedtia

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Monilophytes > Polypodiales > Dennstaedtiaceae > Dennstaedtia 

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Species:    D davallioides

Plant  information

Common name:         ...

• Hay scented fern,or  Cup ferns, are common names for some species in this genus

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

• From August W. Dennstaedt, 19th century German botanist 

Spores:                            

• Sori orbicular, marginal, terminal on each veinlet, separate

Leaves:         

• Fronds homomorphic;

• Stipe grooved above, hairy when young

• Lamina triangular to oblong, many times pinnate, usually densely hairy, especially on rachis

• Veins free, pinnately branching, veinlet not reaching margin, with hydathode at apex

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Habit:        

Habitat:   

• Mostly tropical and subtropical

Distribution:                  

Species:                     

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• Australia:      

Additional notes:     

• Described as a genus in 1801

• A well-known member is the temperate North-American hay-scented fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula , which forms extensive clonal ground-cover colonies on level surfaces in the Appalachian area

Sources of information:

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