Thelypteris hispidula (Dcne.) C.F. Reed var. versicolor (R.P. St. John) Lellinger
Thelypteris hispidula (Dcne.) C.F. Reed var. versicolor (R.P. St. John) Lellinger #4
Synonym(s):  Thelypteris quadrangularis (Fee) Schelpe var. versicolor (R. St. John) A. R. Smith,
Thelypteris versicolor R. P. St. John 
Common Name(s):  St. John's shield fern,
Variable maiden fern
Family Name(s):  Thelypteridaceae,
Polypodiaceae
Type:  Terrestrial 
Sterile Frond Division:  Pinnate-pinnatifid 
Sterile Frond Shape:  Lance-shaped 
Fertile Frond Shape:  Resembles Sterile Frond 
Sori:  Round 
Growth:  Creeping 
Special Features: Basal veins meet and unite for 1 mm below the leaflet sinus. 
Habitat: Moist woods, alluvial woods. 
Distribution Map
   
St. John's shield fern,<BR>Variable maiden fern St. John's shield fern,<BR>Variable maiden fern St. John's shield fern,<BR>Variable maiden fern
     
St. John's shield fern,<BR>Variable maiden fern St. John's shield fern,<BR>Variable maiden fern St. John's shield fern,<BR>Variable maiden fern
     
St. John's shield fern,<BR>Variable maiden fern    
     
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