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Accession Data:

Psilotum nudum

  • Common Name: miniature form
  • Family: Psilotaceae Kanitz.

  • Country of Origin:

  • Description: (syn. P. triquetrum)

    Herbaceous perennial devoid of roots, with scale leaves only, and dichotomously branching ribbed stems to 50cm long. Resembles early vascular plants known from the fossil record, but now considered a fern ally related to the Ophioglossales. Tropical conditions.

  • USDA Zone: 8a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200700168
  • Source: Chad Husby FIU
  • Provenance: volunteer sporeling in FIU greenhouses
  • Accession Date: 09-18-2007
  • Bench: 4107 - EPI: South Wall Rack
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-21-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Polypodiopsida
  • SubClass: Ophioglossidae
  • Order: Psilotales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Psilotaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • Ferns & Fern Allies

References (external):

  1. The Wacky World of Whisk Ferns at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

data regenerated on Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:21:01 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Psilotaceae

  • Psilotum nudum
  • Psilotum nudum 'Bunryu Zan'
  • Psilotum nudum
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