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Old World Fern

Dicranopteris pedata

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

I love the symmetrical foliage of this fern.
The stem grows from the rhizome, branches at a 45° angle, and forms fronds that continue to bud and branch. In this way the growth can continue for a long distance as the plant forms a mat, grows over itself in layers, and spreads.

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this while hiking in the Harau valley in central Sumatra.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)

Thanks again Kristal. chebeagueschool - I did not know that. I used the common name of D. linearis and amended it a little because I could not find any common name for D. pedata online.
Did you know the old world forked fern is covered in microscopic hairs?
Sure, glad to help. I know I appreciate it when someone IDs something of mine that has gotten buried. Plus it helps you have a lot of really neat photos. :)
Thanks Kristal I think you're right with D. pedata. Thanks also for taking the time to ID some of my older spottings.
This looks like a Dicranopteris, but I'm not sure if it is D. pedata (http://www.leafvein.net/Ferns/photo/Dicranopteris_pedata1.jpg, looks closer) or D. linearis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicranopteris_linearis, http://www.fobi.web.id/v/pteridophyta/f-gle).

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