Dryopteris sphaeropteroides (Baker) C.Chr.

Species

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Characteristics

Rhizomes erect. Stipe stramineous, 30-45 cm; stipe scales brown, ovate to broadly lanceolate, ca. 10 × 3-5 mm. Lamina 3-pinnate to 4-pinnatifid, ovate, 30-45 × 20-30 cm; free lateral pinnae 18-21 pairs, contiguous except basal ones; basal pinnae not shortened, 12-16 × 6-8 cm, not reflexed; middle pinnae 13-16 × 4-6 cm; pinnules entire or sometimes distinctly serrate, obtuse and serrate at apex, hyaline margins lacking. Rachises and costae abaxially covered with hairs but no scales; costules without scales. Veins of ultimate pinnules pinnate, with brown hairs on abaxial surface. Sori not confined to distal part of pinnules, medial to submarginal. Indusia distinct, persistent or partly fugacious, entire or nearly so. Perispore coarsely tuberculate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

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Distribution

Dryopteris sphaeropteroides world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17100340-1
WFO ID wfo-0001231679
COL ID 6DNVM
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Synonyms

Phegopteris sphaeropteroides Polypodium sphaeropteroides Phegopteris sphaeropterodes Dryopsis sphaeropteroides Athyrium sphaeropteroides Ctenitis sphaeropteroides Aspidium sphaeropteroides Dryopteris sphaeropteroides Athyrium fimbriatum var. sphaeropteroides