Pteridium latiusculum

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Pteridium latiusculum
Pteridium latiusculum KMR.jpg
Photo by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus: Pteridium latiusculum
Species: P. latiusculum
Binomial name
Pteridium latiusculum
(Desvaux) Hieronymus
PTER LATI DIST.JPG
Natural range of Pteridium latiusculim from Weakley. [1]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn ssp. latiusculum, and Pteris latiuscula Desvaux var. latiuscula

Varieties: Pteridium latiusculum (Desvaux) Hieronymus ex Fries var. latiusculum, and Pteridium latiusculum (Desvaux) Hieronymus ex Fries var. pseudocaudatum (Clute) Maxon

Description

P. latiusculum is a native perennial forb that is a member of the Dennstaedtiaceae family. [2]

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. Weakley, Alan S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1320 pp.
  2. USDA Plants Database URL: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PTAQL