Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Cyrtomium falcatum
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
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Learn more about Japanese Holly-fern from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyrtomium falcatum
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cyrtomium falcatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Cyrtomium falcatum
COMMON NAME:
Japanese Holly-fern, Asian Net-veined Holly Fern
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October Greenville County SC
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
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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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JK Marlow jkm141022_219
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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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Cyrtomium falcatum
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyrtomium falcatum
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cyrtomium falcatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Cyrtomium falcatum
3713
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Non-native: east Asia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Habitat: Ditches, disturbed swamps, moist ravines, old mortar of brick walls, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Pinnate
FRUIT:
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 p168
- The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas p137