2011/04/08

Dryopteris crinalis

Dryopteris crinalis

Dryopteris crinalis
Conservation status

Vulnerable (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris
Species: D. crinalis
Binomial name
Dryopteris crinalis
(Hook. & Arn.)

Dryopteris crinalis is a species of fern known as the serpent woodfern. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from the main islands.

There are at least two varieties. The var. podosorus was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010. There are three populations on Kauai, for a total of no more than 47 individual plants. The fern grows on walls of basalt in wet rainforests.

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Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryopteris_crinalis

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