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Urban's lineleaf fern
Scientific Name: Antrophyum urbanii
Family: Vittariaceae
Category: Fern
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Urban's Lineleaf Fern (Antrophyum urbanii)
Urban's Lineleaf Fern, scientifically known as Antrophyum urbanii, is a perennial forb/herb. This page provides general information about this plant.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Antrophyum urbanii Brause
- Common Name: Urban's Lineleaf Fern
- Family: Vittariaceae (also listed as Pteridaceae in some sources, specifically maidenhair ferns)
- Genus: Antrophyum Kaulf. - lineleaf fern
- Synonym: Polytaenium urbanii (Brause) Alain
- Kingdom: Plantae
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Puerto Rico (PR).
- Also found in Mexico, Costa Rica, and the United States.
Morphological Characteristics
- Growth Habit: Forb/herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass)
- Duration: Perennial
Additional Resources
- Discover Life: Provides a page dedicated to the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Antrophyum urbanii.
- USDA Plants Database
- Arctos Catalogue of Life
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- ITIS (Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera)