Pteridium capense (Thunb.) Krasser

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Dennstaedtiaceae > Pteridium

Characteristics

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

Usage

Uses cooking food
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Distribution

Pteridium capense world distribution map, present in Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Comoros, Cabo Verde, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Malawi, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, eSwatini, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17210100-1
WFO ID wfo-0001123663
COL ID 6WKSQ
BDTFX ID 53828
INPN ID 116277
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Synonyms

Allosorus hottentottus Pteris coriifolia Pteris sprengelii Allosorus capensis Allosorus coriifolius Allosorus lanuginosus Pteridium lanuginosum Pteris lanuginosa Pteridium capense Pteris lanuginosa Pteris capensis Paesia coriifolia Pteridium aquilinum subsp. capense Pteris lanuginosa var. capensis