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| Photo taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta – Ferns |
| Class: | Filicopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Lorinseria |
| Species: | L. areolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lorinseria areolata ((L.) T. Moore | |
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| Natural range of Lorinseria areolata from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: netted chainfern
Contents
Description
A description of Lorinseria areolata is provided in The Flora of North America.
Lorinseria areolata is a perennial herbaceous species. It tends to grow erect, with a reticulated petiole that is straw colored, except at the base where it is brown (FSU Herbarium). This fern has a finely toothed, winged rachis and elliptic sori arranged in chains (FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
L. areolata can be found in longleaf pinelands, savannas, moist woodlands, cypress woods, shores of lakes, marshes, and ponds, and wooded ravines (FSU Herbarium). It can also occur in disturbed habitat like ditch banks (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It has been observed flowering and fruiting in June (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
It occurs in habitat that is frequently burned, including pinelands and savannas, which implies some fire tolerance (FSU Herbarium).
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Travis MacClendon, S. W. Leonard, Roy Komarek, Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, T. MacClendon, Boothes, and Annie Schmidt. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, and Liberty. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
