Sceptridium biternatum

Sceptridium biternatum, the southern grapefern or sparse-lobe grape fern , is a perennial fern in the family Ophioglossaceae, occurring in eastern North America. It occurs in "low woods, in hardwood and pine forests, in fields, and on roadsides."[2] Like other grape ferns, it depends on a mycorrhizal association in the soil to survive.

Sceptridium biternatum

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Ophioglossales
Family: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Sceptridium
Species:
S. biternatum
Binomial name
Sceptridium biternatum
(Sav.) Underwood
Synonyms
  • Botrychium biternatum

In the fall its leaves and stem turn a reddish-brown / bronze color; a local name for it is “red fern”.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Botrychium biternatum Sparse-lobe Grapefern". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe Explorer 2.0. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Botrychium biternatum - Species Page". www.floraofalabama.org. APA: Alabama Plant Atlas. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ Heston, Joshua (6 February 2016) [2009]. "Red fern". State of the Ozarks Inc. Nature: Plants. Retrieved 2021-06-14. Southern Grapefern (Sceptridium biternatum)