Dryopteris crinalis

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Dryopteris crinalis
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Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris
Species:
D. crinalis
Binomial name
Dryopteris crinalis

Dryopteris crinalis is a species of fern known as the serpent woodfern. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from the main islands. [1]

There are at least two varieties. The var. podosorus was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010. [2] There are three populations on Kauai, for a total of no more than 47 individual plants. The fern grows on walls of basalt in wet forests. [2] Fronds grow up to 3 ft (0.91 m) long. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  2. 1 2 USFWS. Determination of endangered status for 48 species on Kauai and designation of critical habitat; Final rule. Federal Register April 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
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