Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fee

Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fee #8

Synonym(s):

Thelypteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Weatherby

Common Name(s):

Broad beech fern,
Southern beech fern

Family Name(s):

Thelypteridaceae,
Polypodiaceae

Type:

Terrestrial

Sterile Frond Division:

Pinnate-pinnatifid

Sterile Frond Shape:

Triangular

Fertile Frond Shape:

Resembles Sterile Frond

Sori:

Round

Growth:

Long Creeping

Special Features:	Rachis winged between the pinnae. The basal pinnae project downward from the other pinnae.
Habitat:	Moist woods.

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