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Phegopteris decursive-pinnata
(H.C.Hall) Fée
Japanese Beech Fern
Thelypteridaceae
Phegopteris decursive-pinnata is a species of fern in the family Thelypteridaceae. It is native to East and Southeast Asia, and is grown as an ornamental.
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Description
Phegopteris decursive-pinnata grows up to 60 cm tall. Rhizomes are erect with red-brown, lanceolate scales. Fronds are clustered, lanceolate, widest near the middle. Blades are 20 to 50 cm long and 5 to 12 cm wide on a straw-colored, 10 to 25 cm long stipe. Fronds are bipinnatifid. They have 20 to 30 alternate lobes, 2.5 to 6 cm long and about 1 cm wide, pinnately lobed, and are pointed at tips with entire margins. Veins have tiny, unicellular white hairs on both sides. The upper side has hairs either forked or radiating out like a star, while the bottom side has narrow brown scales, and sometimes several roundish sori (Wu et al. 2013).
Uses
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Phegopteris decursive-pinnata is sometimes grown as an ornamental. It prefers light shade and moist soils. It grows in USDA zones 4 to 9 (Steffen and Olsen 2015).
Distribution
Phegopteris decursive-pinnata grows alongside rivers, roads, and hills at altitudes of up to 2000 m. It is found in southeastern China, as well as Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and northern Vietnam (Wu et al. 2013).
Status
References
Steffen, R., and Olsen, S. 2015. The Plant Lover's Guide to Ferns. Portland: Timber Press.
Wu, Z. Y., Raven, P. H., and Hong, D. Y., eds. 2013. Flora of China. Vol. 2-3 (Lycopodiaceae through Polypodiaceae). Beijing: Science Press, and St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
Wu, Z. Y., Raven, P. H., and Hong, D. Y., eds. 2013. Flora of China. Vol. 2-3 (Lycopodiaceae through Polypodiaceae). Beijing: Science Press, and St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
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