PLANTS Profile for Phymatosorus scolopendria (monarch fern)

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Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm.
monarch fern

Symbol:

PHSC14

Group:

Fern

Family:

Polypodiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I

More Information:

Synonyms:
Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm.

MISC2	Microsorum scolopendria (Burm. f.) Copeland	monarch fern
PHSC7	Phymatodes scolopendria (Burm. f.) Ching
PHSC12	Phymatosaurus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm., orth. var.
POPH5	Polypodium phymatodes L.
POSC7	Polypodium scolopendria Burm. f.

Distribution:
Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm.

View 12 genera in Polypodiaceae, 2 species in Phymatosorus

Classification:
Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Polypodiaceae – Polypody family
Genus	Phymatosorus Pic. Serm. – phymatosaurus
Species	Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm. – monarch fern

Introduced Information:
Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm.

Polypodium scolopendria:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU

UPL

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm. f.) Pic. Serm.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 06:33 AM MDT