Tectaria fimbriata (Willd.) Proctor & Lourteig

Least halberd fern (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Tectariaceae > Tectaria

Characteristics

Stems horizontal, short-creeping. Petiole straw-colored, 1--3 times length of blade, hairs absent abaxially, pubescent adaxially, base scaly; scales lanceolate to linear, 1--3 × 0.3--0.5 mm. Blade deltate to pentagonal, 1-pinnate or ternately lobed, 5--10 × 3--7 cm. Rachis and costae pubescent abaxially. Pinnae absent or 1(--2) pair, or blade shallowly pinnatifid, 4--7 cm, base rounded, without proliferous buds in axils. Areoles rarely with included veinlets. Indusia peltate. 2 n = 80.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Tectaria fimbriata world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17543280-1
WFO ID wfo-0001109388
COL ID 5535N
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Synonyms

Cardiochlaena fimbriata Tectaria fimbriata Tectaria minima Sagenia lobata Aspidium fimbriatum Tectaria lobata Aspidium trifoliatum subsp. minimum Aspidium trifoliatum var. minimum Tectaria trifoliata var. minima Aspidium minimum