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Polypodiaceae

Microgramma lycopodioides

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  • Family: Polypodiaceae Bercht. & J. Presl.

  • Country of Origin: Mexico, c. and s. America, West Indies
  • Habitat:

  • Description: [syn. Polypodium lycopodioides]

    A spreading fern with a freely branching rhizome and simple slender fronds of a firm, papery texture. The rhizome is covered with rusty brown scales. Plants are easily grown in pots or baskets of a coarse mixture or on a slab of tree fern. Likes warm, moist, airy conditions.

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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199300335
  • Source: Chip/fern society
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1993
  • Bench: 3103 - Nepenthes & Blechnums
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-13-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Polypodiopsida
  • SubClass:
  • Order: Polypodiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Polypodiaceae
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References:

Encylopaedia of Ferns, D.L. Jones, 1987

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