Dicranopteris flexuosa (Schrad.) Underw.

Drooping forkedfern (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Gleicheniales > Gleicheniaceae > Dicranopteris

Characteristics

Stems 2--5 mm diam.; hairs reddish brown to chestnut brown, falling off early. Leaves to more than 1 m, axes straw-colored, glabrous except at petiole base. Penultimate segments sessile, divergent to ascending, in ± equal pairs, deeply pinnatisect, lanceolate to oblanceolate, to 30 × 6 cm wide, leathery, glabrous, whitish waxy or glaucous abaxially. Ultimate segments linear, slightly dilated proximally, margins strongly revolute, apex retuse. Sori nearer midrib than margin; sporangia usually 6--12 per sorus.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

Habit

Dicranopteris flexuosa habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Dicranopteris flexuosa leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Dicranopteris flexuosa world distribution map, present in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, El Salvador, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:79839-2
WFO ID wfo-0001108911
COL ID 35SV7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731373
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Synonyms

Dicranopteris scalpturata Dicranopteris flexuosa Mertensia pumila Mertensia scalpturata Mertensia rigida Dicranopteris rigida Mertensia flexuosa Gleichenia rigida Gleichenia flexuosa