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Accession Data:

Angiopteris lygodiifolia Rosenst.

  • Common Name: Mules Foot Fern
  • Family: Marattiaceae Bercht. & J. Presl.

  • Country of Origin: Japan, Taiwan

  • Description: This plant is often listed as a microspecies of Angiopteris evecta (Forster f.) Hoffm. in other taxonomies.
  • USDA Zone: 10b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199600011
  • Source: CSU - Sacramento
  • Accession Date: 08-13-1996
  • Bench: 3104 - FERN:Platform Angiopteris
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 11-29-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Polypodiopsida
  • SubClass: Marattiidae
  • Order: Marattiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Marattiaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012

References (internal):

  • Ferns & Fern Allies
  • Scavenger Hunt - Grades 9-12
  • The Human Epoch; Living in the Anthropocene
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Japan / Taiwan

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.
  2. Angiopteris lygodiifolia at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.
  3. Angiopteris at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.

data regenerated on Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:57:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Angiopteris lygodiifolia

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Current Accessions in the Marattiaceae

  • Angiopteris lygodiifolia
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