- Phegopteris connectilis
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Phegopteris connectilis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Pteridopsida Order: Athyriales Family: Thelypteridaceae Genus: Phegopteris Species: P. connectilis Binomial name Phegopteris connectilis
(Michx.) WattSynonyms Dryopteris phegopteris (L.) C. Chr.
Lastrea phegopteris (L.) Bory
Phegopteris polypodioides Fée
Thelypteris phegopteris (L.) Sloss.Phegopteris connectilis, commonly known as Long Beech Fern, is a species of fern native to forests of the Holarctic Kingdom.
Unlike its close relative, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, which is terrestrial, this species is often epipetric as well as terrestrial.
This species is normally apogamous, with a chromosome count of n=90 (triploid; "3n"=90).
References
Categories:- Thelypteridaceae
- Fern species
- Fern stubs
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