- Ctenopteris heterophylla
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Ctenopteris heterophylla Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) Order: Polypodiales Family: Polypodiaceae Genus: Ctenopteris Species: C. heterophylla Binomial name Ctenopteris heterophylla Ctenopteris heterophylla is a species of fern within the family polypodiaceae ferns. The species is found in New Zealand, Tasmania and Victoria, Australia.[1] This plant is epiphytic[2] In New Zealand's Westland C. heterophylla occurs in association with other epiphytes such as Asplenium polyodon and Trichomanes reniforme.[2]
References
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- I.G. Stone. 1960. Observations on the gametophytes of Grammitis billardieri Willd. and Ctenopteris heterophylla (Labill.) Tindale (Grammitidaceae), Australian Journal of Botany
Line notes
Categories:- Polypodiaceae
- Epiphytes
- Fern species
- Fern stubs
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