Dicranopteris flexuosa
Drooping Forkedfern, Forked Fern
Other regional names: Net Fern
- Net Fern
Also known as: Dicranopteris flexuosa f. monstrosa (Hieron.) Nakai +9 more
- Dicranopteris flexuosa f. monstrosa (Hieron.) Nakai
- Dicranopteris pumila (Kunth) Nakai
- Dicranopteris rigida (Kunze) Nakai
- Dicranopteris scalpturata (Fée) Nakai
- Gleichenia flexuosa (Schrad.) Mett.
- Gleichenia flexuosa f. monstrosa Hieron.
- Gleichenia flexuosa f. zuccarinii Rosenst.
- Mertensia flexuosa Schrad.
- Mertensia pumila Mart.
- Mertensia scalpturata Fée
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Gleicheniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte or lithophyte.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Dicranopteris flexuosa (commonly known as Drooping Forkedfern or Forked Fern) is a lithophytic fern belonging to the Gleicheniaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.