Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pteris multifida
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
See herbarium specimens at the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Pteris from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pteris multifida
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Pteris multifida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Pteris multifida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 010-06-001:
Pteris multifida
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Pycnodoria multifida
COMMON NAME:
Spider Brake, Wall Fern, Huguenot Fern
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Keith Bradley kab_pteris_multifida_0276
January Richland County SC
Three Rivers Greenway
Each leaf has 3-7 pr of pinnae: the basal, at least, with lobes or divisions, per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pteris multifida
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pteris multifida
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Pteris multifida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Pteris multifida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 010-06-001:
Pteris multifida
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Pycnodoria multifida
1170
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Non-native: Paleotropics
Rare
Habitat: Old walls with lime mortar, dams, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Divided pedately below & pinnately above into 5-7 long narrow segments
Leaves clustered on a short erect rhizome
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizome slender
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia p064
- The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas p285
- Ferns of Alabama p159
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p408
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p054