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Dryopteris ludoviciana (Kunze) Small
southern woodfern

       
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Dryopteris ludoviciana (Kunze) Small

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Distribution:
Dryopteris ludoviciana (Kunze) Small

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Dryopteris ludoviciana (Kunze) Small

View 34 genera in Dryopteridaceae, 48 species in Dryopteris
 

Classification:
Dryopteris ludoviciana (Kunze) Small

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Dryopteridaceae – Wood Fern family
Genus Dryopteris Adans. – woodfern
Species Dryopteris ludoviciana (Kunze) Small – southern woodfern
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Dryopteris ludoviciana (Kunze) Small

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
southern shield wood fern              Historical
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Dryopteris ludoviciana (Kunze) Small

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
FACW,FACW+ NI FACW NO NO NO FACW+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Dryopteris ludoviciana (Kunze) Small

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17540.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/22/2008 09:54 AM MDT