Dryopteris celsa |
Dryopteris ludoviciana |
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log fern |
southern wood fern |
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Leaves | monomorphic, dying back in winter, 65–120 × 15–30 cm. |
somewhat dimorphic, green through winter, 35–120 × 10–30 cm. |
Petiole | 1/3 length of leaf, scaly at least at base; scales scattered, dark brown or tan with dark central stripe. |
more than 1/4 length of leaf, scaly at base; scales scattered, brown. |
Blade | green, ovate-lanceolate, gradually tapering to tip, pinnate-pinnatifid, herbaceous, not glandular. |
dark green, lanceolate, pinnate-pinnatifid, herbaceous, not glandular. |
Pinnae | ± in plane of blade, lanceolate-ovate; basal pinnae linear-oblong, much reduced, basal pinnules longer than adjacent pinnules, basal basiscopic pinnule and basal acroscopic pinnule equal; pinnule margins crenately toothed. |
nearly in plane of blade, lance-oblong; fertile pinnae in distal 1/2 of leaf, distinctly narrower than proximal vegetative pinnae (only in this species); basal pinnae lanceolate-oblong, much reduced, basal pinnules slightly shorter than adjacent pinnules, basal basiscopic pinnule slightly longer than basal acroscopic pinnule; pinnule margins distantly serrate. |
Indusia | lacking glands. |
lacking glands. |
Sori | midway between midvein and margin of segments. |
midway between midvein and margin of segments. |
2n | = 164. |
= 82. |
Dryopteris celsa |
Dryopteris ludoviciana |
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Habitat | Seepage slopes, hammocks and logs in swamps, mostly on the Piedmont and Coastal Plain | Swamps and wet woods |
Elevation | 50–800 m (200–2600 ft) | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; DE; GA; IL; KY; LA; MD; MI; MO; NC; NJ; NY; PA; SC; TN; VA; WV
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AL; AR; FL; GA; LA; NC; SC
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Discussion | Dryopteris celsa is a fertile allotetraploid derived from hybridization between D. goldieana and D. ludoviciana. Dryopteris celsa hybridizes with six species; hybrids can usually be identified by the dark-striped scales. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Dryopteris ludoviciana is endemic to southeastern United States. This diploid is one of the parents of D. celsa and D. cristata. It crosses with D. celsa to produce sterile hybrids. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 2. | FNA vol. 2. |
Parent taxa | Dryopteridaceae > Dryopteris | Dryopteridaceae > Dryopteris |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | D. goldiana subsp. celsa | Aspidium ludovicianum, D. floridana |
Name authority | (W. Palmer) Knowlton: W. Palmer, & Pollard, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 13: 202. (1900) | (Kunze) Small: Ferns S. E. States 281. (1938) |
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