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Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Cyrtomium falcatum
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyrtomium falcatum
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Cyrtomium falcatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Linnaeus
Polystichum falcatum
COMMON NAME:
Japanese Holly-fern, Asian Net-veined Holly Fern
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Cyrtomium is closely related to, and perhaps better treated as, Polystichum, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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October Greenville County SC
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October Greenville County SC
Obliquely ovate pinna w long curving acuminate tip, coarsely toothed margin, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
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October Greenville County SC
Blade pinnate, 18-35cm long and 8-15cm wide, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
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October Greenville County SC
Sori large, round, scattered, lying along or at ends of veins with areoles, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
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October Greenville County SC
Stipe 10-20cm long. Stout. Densely covered with brown scales, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
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