Flora of North America species comparison

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Tectaria incisa

incised halberd fern
Stems

erect, compact.
Petiole

straw-colored to tan or chestnut brown, equaling or slightly longer than blade, pubescent on both surfaces, base scaly;

scales narrowly lanceolate, 3–8 × 0.2–0.7 mm.
Blade

oblong or ovate-oblong, 1-pinnate, 0.15–1.2 × 0.2–0.5 m. Rachis and costae puberulent abaxially.
Pinnae

(2–)3–6 pairs, 12–25 cm, base oblique, with 1–2 proximal basiscopic lobes, margins crenate without proliferous buds in axils.
Indusia

attached laterally.
Areoles

with included veinlets.
2n

= 160.

Tectaria incisa
Habitat Hammocks
Elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
FL; Mexico; Central America; West Indies in Antilles; South America to n Argentina
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 2.
Parent taxa Dryopteridaceae > Tectaria
Sibling taxa
T. coriandrifolia, T. fimbriata, T. heracleifolia
Name authority Cavanilles: Descr. Pl. 249. (1802)
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Unless otherwise noted, all data comes from the online version of the Flora of North America, who have made most of their content available via a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0).



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