Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nephrolepis cordifolia var. cordifolia
FAMILY
Nephrolepidaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nephrolepis cordifolia
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Nephrolepis cordifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Nephrolepis cordifolia
COMMON NAME:
Narrow Sword Fern, Tuber Sword Fern, Fishbone Fern, Ladder Fern
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Keith Bradley kab_n_cordifolia_74063
May Miami-Dade County FL
Pinnae attached 5-12mm apart, auricled at base on the side toward the leaf tip, per Weakley's Flora.
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Keith Bradley kab_n_cordifolia_74074
May Miami-Dade County FL
Bicolored scales on rachis upper surface (pale but distinctly darker at base), per Weakley's Flora.
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Keith Bradley kab_n_cordifolia_74085
May Miami-Dade County FL
Sori numerous at ends of veinlets between leaflet midvein and margin, per Identification and Biology of Non-native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nephrolepis cordifolia var. cordifolia
FAMILY
Nephrolepidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nephrolepis cordifolia
FAMILY
Dryopteridaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Nephrolepis cordifolia
INCLUDED WITHIN
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Nephrolepis cordifolia
3995
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Habitat: swamps and hammocks, disturbed moist and wet areas; probably not native in FL (or other states of the Southeastern US), per Weakley's Flora
Non-native
Rare
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LEAVES:
1-pinnate
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes suberect; numerous wiry scaly stolons often with underground tubers
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
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