Vittaria lineata (L.) Sm.

Shoestring fern (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Pteridaceae > Vittarioideae > Vittaria

Characteristics

A perennial herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Sexuality -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Other (leaf), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Psychological Aid (unspecified), Unspecified (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Vittaria lineata leaf picture by Teresa Teresa (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Vittaria lineata world distribution map, present in Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17234040-1
WFO ID wfo-0001112652
COL ID 5BMT6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 716547
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Vittaria curvidentata Haplopteris lineata Vittaria angustifrons Vittaria costaricensis Vittaria schkuhrii Vittaria pachydictyon Taeniopsis lineata Oetosis lineata Vittaria lineata Vittaria filiformis Vittaria deppeana Vittaria setacea Pteris lineata