Lonchitis hirsuta L.

Tomato fern (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Lonchitidaceae > Lonchitis

Characteristics

A perennial herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Lonchitis hirsuta world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143212-2
WFO ID wfo-0001109162
COL ID 3VXQW
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Synonyms

Lonchitis zahlbruckneri Pteris ghiesbreghtii Litobrochia hirsuta Antiosorus hirsutus Lonchitis hirsuta