Dryopteris ludoviciana (Kunze) Small

Southern woodfern (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Dryopteridaceae > Dryopteridoideae > Dryopteris

Characteristics

Leaves somewhat dimorphic, green through winter, 35--120 × 10--30 cm. Petiole more than 1/4 length of leaf, scaly at base; scales scattered, brown. Blade dark green, lanceolate, pinnate-pinnatifid, herbaceous, not glandular. Pinnae nearly in plane of blade, lance-oblong; fertile pinnae in distal 1/2 of leaf, distinctly narrower than proximal vegetative pinnae (only in this species); basal pinnae lanceolate-oblong, much reduced, basal pinnules slightly shorter than adjacent pinnules, basal basiscopic pinnule slightly longer than basal acroscopic pinnule; pinnule margins distantly serrate. Sori midway between midvein and margin of segments. Indusia lacking glands. 2 n = 82.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
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Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.68 - 1.35
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Environment

Light 3-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
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Images

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Distribution

Dryopteris ludoviciana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:84974-2
WFO ID wfo-0001109087
COL ID 37WW6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Filix floridana Lastrea floridanum Dryopteris ludoviciana Dryopteris floridana Aspidium ludovicianum Nephrodium floridanum Filix-mas cristata var. floridana Aspidium cristatum var. floridanum