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Serpent woodfern

Dryopteris crinalis

Serpent woodfern
Photo: Smithsonian Institution, CC0
Family
Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern family)
Grows as
Fern
Native range
Hawaiian Is.
Climate
wet tropical

About

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 forests. Fronds grow up to 3 ft (0.91 m) long.

Other Dryopteris plants

Dryopteris hasseltii · Hay Scented Buckler Fern · Scaly Male Fern · Coastal woodfern · Mountain woodfern · Spinulose woodfern · Log fern · Cinnamon woodfern · Clinton's woodfern · Large Kidney Fern · Shield Fern · Crested woodfern

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dryopteris crinalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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