Microgramma lycopodioides (L.) Copeland

• Common Name: clubmoss snakefern
• 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: 1101 - AFR:Madagascar A
• Qty: 2 confirmed on 06-13-2013

Classification:

• Division: Ferns
• Class: Polypodiopsida
• SubClass:
• Order: Polypodiales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Polypodiaceae
• SubFamily: Polypodioideae
• Tribe: non-grammitid ferns
• SubTribe:

References:

1. Encylopaedia of Ferns, D.L. Jones, 1987

data regenerated on Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:13:22 -0400