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Downy Ground fern

Hypolepis resistens

Downy Ground fern
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae (Dennstaedti family)
Grows as
Fern
Native range
Hainan to Trop. Asia and SW. Pacific
Climate
wet tropical

About

Hypolepis resistens also known as Hypolepis glandulifera is a widespread species of fern found in India, South-east Asia and Australia. Fronds are mostly between 0.6 and 1.5 metres long with an erect habit.

Other Hypolepis plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hypolepis resistens 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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