Odontosoria clavata
Hist. Fil. 264. 1875.
Common names: Wedgelet fern
Illustrated
Basionym: Adiantum clavatum Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 1096. 1753
Synonyms: Sphenomeris clavata (Linnaeus) Maxon Stenoloma clavatum (Linnaeus) Fée
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
Stems short-creeping, scales very narrow, dark-brown, leaves closely spaced. Blade oblong, ca. 10–25 cm; ultimate segments narrowly elongate-cuneate, often 1–1.5 cm × 0.5–2 mm, papery, apically denticulate especially when sterile. Sori on 1–8 vein endings; indusia erose at distal margin. Spores trilete. 2n = 76.
Habitat: Calcareous soil, sinks and pinelands
Elevation: 0 m
Distribution
Fla., s Mexico, West Indies in Bahamas, Greater Antilles
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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3-4-pinnate +
glabrous +
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attached +
Wedgelet fern +
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cordate +
mesic +
brown +
Present +
true +
attached +
absent +
obscured +
monomorphic +
spaced +
oblong +
circinate +
absent +
not articulate +
modified +
revolute +
Hist. Fil. +
1875 +
grooved +
1;3 +
dark-brown +
narrow +
fertile +
divided +
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Illustrated +
trilete +
bilateral +
not green +
granulate +
absent +
short-creeping +
Odontosoria clavata +
Odontosoria +
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papery +
simple +
free +
forked +
perennial +
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