Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cyrtomium falcatum
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
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Learn more about Japanese Holly-fern from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyrtomium falcatum
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyrtomium falcatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Cyrtomium falcatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Cyrtomium falcatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Cyrtomium falcatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Polystichum falcatum
COMMON NAME:
Japanese Holly-fern, Asian Net-veined Holly Fern
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October Greenville County SC
Cyrtomium is closely related to, and perhaps better treated as, Polystichum, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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October Greenville County SC
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October Greenville County SC
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October Greenville County SC
Obliquely ovate pinna w long curving acuminate tip, coarsely toothed margin, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).
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October Greenville County SC
Blade pinnate, 18-35cm long and 8-15cm wide, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).
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October Greenville County SC
Sori large, round, scattered, lying along or at ends of veins with areoles, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).
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October Greenville County SC
Stipe 10-20cm long. Stout. Densely covered with brown scales, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cyrtomium falcatum
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cyrtomium falcatum
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Cyrtomium falcatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Cyrtomium falcatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Cyrtomium falcatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Cyrtomium falcatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Polystichum falcatum
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Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Habitat: Loess bluffs, calcareous outcrops, ditches, disturbed swamps, moist ravines, old mortar of brick or stone walls, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Pinnate
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986) p168
- The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014) p137
- Ferns of Alabama (Short & Spaulding, 2012) p277
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p240
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