Vittaria lineata
Shoestring Fern
Also known as: Haplopteris lineata (L.) J.Sm. +16 more
- Haplopteris lineata (L.) J.Sm.
- Oetosis filiformis Greene
- Oetosis lineata (L.) Greene
- Oetosis lineata var. filiformis (Greene) Farw.
- Pteris lineata L.
- Vittaria costaricensis Lellinger
- Vittaria curvidentata Müll.Berol.
- Vittaria deppeana Müll.Berol.
- Vittaria filiformis Cav.
- Vittaria filiformis Sw.
- Vittaria lineata (Linnaeus, 1753) Sw.
- Vittaria lineata var. curvidentata (Müll.Berol.) Brade
- Vittaria lineata var. curvidentata (Müll.Hal.) Luetzelb.
- Vittaria pachydictyon K.Mueller
- Vittaria pachydictyon Müll.Berol.
- Vittaria schkuhrii Raddi
- Vittaria setacea Christ
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Pteridaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Vittaria lineata (commonly known as Shoestring Fern) is an epiphytic fern belonging to the Pteridaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
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)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.