Synonym(s): Asplenium pycnocarpon, Athyrium pycnocarpon
Image ID: 18219
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diplazium pycnocarpon
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GENUS CODE: DIPLA2 GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Diplazium GENUS AUTHORITY: Sw. GENUS COMMON: Twinsorus fern GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 400 species, primarily tropical and north temperate in distribution. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES: Kato in FNA (1993b); Wang, He, & Kato in FoC (2013); Kramer et al. in Kramer & Green (1990).
FAMILY CODE: DIPLAZ FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Diplaziopsidaceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: X.C. Zhang & Christenhusz 2011 FAMILY COMMON: Glade Fern Family FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 2 genera. FAMILY REFERENCE: Christenhusz & Schneider (2011); Christenhusz, Zhang, & Schneider (2011).
FRUITING PERIOD: DISTRIBUTION
NATIVE RANGE: eastern North America HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: A tall, graceful and slender-leaved fern growing as an individual with 5 to 6 leaves (36 inches long and 6 inches wide). The plant spreads by creeping underground stems allowing a small colony to develop over time. This fern can spread quickly under optimal conditions. Glade fern is closely related to the NC native fern genus of Athyrium. Mix compost and a little lime into the soil before planting. Glade fern can be used as a potted plant as well, but needs lots of moisture as leaves will turn brown in drought.
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Homalosorus pycnocarpos
COMMON NAME: Glade Fern
SYNONYMY: [= S, Va, W, Z; = Diplazium pycnocarpon (Sprengel) M. Broun - Ar, FNA, Il, K, Pa, Tn; = Athyrium pycnocarpon Sprengel - C, F, G, RAB, WV; = Diplaziopsis pycnocarpa (Sprengel) M.G. Price]
HABITAT: Very nutrient-rich, loamy or seepy forests, over calcareous sedimentary (such as limestone or dolostone) or mafic metamorphic or igneous rocks (such as greenstone or amphibolite).
COMMENTS: QC, ON, and MN south to GA and LA (much more common in sedimentary rock areas of the Appalachians than in the primarily acid-soil Blue Ridge and Piedmont).
RANGE MAP: Homalosorus pycnocarpos.png
Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Diplaziopsidaceae X.C. Zhang & Christenhusz 2011 (Glade Fern Family) SUMMARY: A family of 2 genera. REFERENCE: Christenhusz & Schneider (2011); Christenhusz, Zhang, & Schneider (2011). ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Diplazium Sw. (Twinsorus fern) SUMMARY: A genus of about 400 species, primarily tropical and north temperate in distribution. REFERENCE: Kato in FNA (1993b); Wang, He, & Kato in FoC (2013); Kramer et al. in Kramer & Green (1990).
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