PLANTS Profile for Dicranopteris linearis (Old World forkedfern)

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PLANTS Profile

Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.) Underw.
Old World forkedfern

Symbol:

DILI

Group:

Fern

Family:

Gleicheniaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

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Photo of Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.) Underw.

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, HI, Kauai. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.) Underw.

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Distribution:
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.) Underw.


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Related Taxa:
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.) Underw.

View 4 genera in Gleicheniaceae, 5 species in Dicranopteris or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.) Underw. var. linearis. .

Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis
Old World forkedfern

Distribution of Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.) Underw. var. maxima (Christ ex Hochr.) O. Deg. & I. Deg.. .

Dicranopteris linearis var. maxima
Old World forkedfern

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.) Underw.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Gleicheniaceae – Forking Fern family
Genus	Dicranopteris Bernh. – forkedfern
Species	Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.) Underw. – Old World forkedfern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.) Underw.

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Reg. H

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.) Underw.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17964.

Time Generated: 11/23/2009 07:19 AM MST