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Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
weeping fern
       
Symbol:   LETH6  
Group:   Fern  
Family:   Polypodiaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
HI    N



   
Other common names:
  pakahakaha
 
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Synonyms:
Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching

  PLLI2 Pleopeltis linearis (Thunb.) T. Moore
  PLTH Pleopeltis thunbergiana Kaulf.
  POLI9 Polypodium lineare Thunb.
  POTH6 Polypodium thunbergianum (Kaulf.) C. Chr.
 

Distribution:
Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching

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USA (HI)
 

Related Taxa:
Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching

View 13 genera in Polypodiaceae, 1 species in Lepisorus
 

Classification:
Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Polypodiaceae – Polypody family
Genus Lepisorus (J. Sm.) Ching – lepisorus
Species Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching – weeping fern
 

More Accounts and Images:
Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503386.
 
 
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