Biology:Pityrogramma calomelanos

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Short description: Species of fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pityrogramma
Species:
P. calomelanos
Binomial name
Pityrogramma calomelanos
(L.) Link[1]

Pityrogramma calomelanos[2][3], commonly known as the silver fern[4], is a rhizomatous geophyte or lithophyte native to Mexico and Tropical America[5][6][7]. It grows mainly in subtropical regions and has been introduced widely across Asia, Africa, and Pacific islands[8].

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15246986 entry