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Dotted Beadfern

Hypolepis punctata

Dotted Beadfern
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae (Dennstaedti family)
Grows as
Fern
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
S. China to Temp. E. Asia
Climate
subtropical

About

Hypolepis punctata, synonym Polypodium punctatum, is a species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is native to China and East Asia. It grows in marshy ground, wet sandy slopes in open areas and in lower montane forest.

Other Hypolepis plants

Common Pig Fern · Thousand-leaved fern · Harsh Ground Fern · Hypolepis parallelogramma · Hypolepis poeppigii · Downy Ground fern · Ruddy Ground Fern · False Bracken · Beadfern

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hypolepis punctata 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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