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strapfern
Scientific Name: Campyloneurum
Family: Polypodiaceae
Category: Fern
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Long Strap Fern (Campyloneurum phyllitidis)
The long strap fern, Campyloneurum phyllitidis, is a fascinating fern species belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. It is also known as the Florida strap fern and simply as strap fern. Another plant referred to as strap fern is Grammitis billardierei, or Common Finger-fern, found in Australia and New Zealand.
Considerations for Pets
- The long strap fern has strap-shaped leaves.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Campyloneurum phyllitidis
- Family: Polypodiaceae
- Common Names: Long strap fern, Florida strap fern, Strap fern, Central American strap fern, Narrow-leaved strap fern.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, and south to Uruguay.
- Found in wet cypress swamps, hammocks, tree islands, hardwood swamps, sloughs, and swampsides.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- It is an epiphyte, meaning it grows on other plants for structural support but doesn't derive nutrition from them.
- Can also grow as a terrestrial fern.
- Characterized by long, narrow, strap-shaped leaves.
- Has pale yellow-green leaves.
- Fronds grow erect in a tuft from the rootstock.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- As an epiphyte, it often grows on trees, sometimes alongside strangler figs, lichen, and moss.
Further Information
- USF Institute for Systematic Botany: florida.plantatlas.usf.edu
- Discover Life: Discover Life