Onoclea sensibilis
Bead Fern, Meadow Brake
Other regional names: Sensitive Fern
- Sensitive Fern
Also known as: Angiopteris sensibilis (L.) Nieuwl. +18 more
- Angiopteris sensibilis (L.) Nieuwl.
- Calypterium sensibile (L.) Bernh.
- Onoclea augescens Link
- Onoclea obtusiloba Schkuhr
- Onoclea obtusilobata Schkuhr
- Onoclea sensibilis f. acutisegmenta Gruber
- Onoclea sensibilis f. hemiphyllodes (Kiss & Kümmerle) Weath.
- Onoclea sensibilis f. hemiphylloides (Kiss & Kümmerle) Gilbert
- Onoclea sensibilis f. obtusilobata (Schkuhr) Gilbert
- Onoclea sensibilis f. sensibilis
- Onoclea sensibilis f. ventroperaferens Neidorf
- Onoclea sensibilis var. genuina Wherry
- Onoclea sensibilis var. obtusilobata (Schkuhr) Torr.
- Pterinodes sensibile (L.) Kuntze
- Pterinodes sensibilis (L.) Kuntze
- Ragiopteris obtusiloba (Schkuhr) C.Presl
- Ragiopteris obtusilobata (Schkuhr) C.Presl
- Ragiopteris onocleoides C.Presl
- Riedlea sensibilis (L.) Mirb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Onoclea sensibilis (commonly known as Bead Fern or Meadow Brake) is a fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Amur, Arkansas, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, North European Russia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms