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Common name: Kunth's maiden fern
 
Common name: Kunth's maiden fern
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
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Synonyms: ''Christella species 1 (=kunthii)''; ''Thelypteris normalis'' (C. Christensen) Moxley
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Thelypteris kunthii
Thelypteris kunthii Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Thelypteridaceae
Genus: Thelypteris
Species: T. kunthii
Binomial name
Thelypteris kunthii
(Desv.) Morton
THEL KUNT dist.jpg
Natural range of Thelypteris kunthii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Kunth's maiden fern

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Christella species 1 (=kunthii); Thelypteris normalis (C. Christensen) Moxley

Description

A description of Thelypteris kunthii is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, T. kunthii can be found in floodplain forests, slopes in pinelands, live oak hammocks, calcareous woodlands, riparian hardwood communities, and limestone glades (FSU Herbarium). It can also be found around drainage culverts and beneath highway bridges. Soils include sandy loam and clayey sand (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Crataegus marshallii, Amorpha fruticosa, and Schoenus nigricans (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, S. W. Leonard, Richard S. Mitchell, Angus Gholson, Wilson Baker, Cecil R Slaughter, T. MacClendon, - Boothes, Ann F. Johnson, Lisa Keppner, R. F. Doren, Annie Schmidt, Pamela Simpkins. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Gadsden, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, St. Johns, Taylor, Washington. Georgia: Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.