Vittaria graminifolia Kaulf.

Grass fern (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Pteridaceae > Vittarioideae > Vittaria

Characteristics

Plants epiphytic. Sporophytes absent in flora. Gametophytes much branched. Gemmae tapering at ends, end cells not swollen; body cells 4, rhizoid primordia on each end cell.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Vittaria graminifolia leaf picture by Espino Rosinda (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Vittaria graminifolia world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:266216-2
WFO ID wfo-0001109452
COL ID 5BMSD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 833877
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Synonyms

Taeniopsis graminifolia Vittaria spartimorpha Vittaria dimorpha Vittaria filifolia Oetosis lineata var. filifolia Vittaria lineata var. graminifolia Vittaria graminifolia