Pteridium aquilinum var. caudatum Sadeb.

  • Authority

    Proctor, George R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 53: 1-389.

  • Family

    Dennstaedtiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pteridium aquilinum var. caudatum Sadeb.

  • Description

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    Species Description - This variety tends to be smaller than var. arachnoideum, with usually greenish to strawcolored stipes, and is of more widespread occunence at mostly lower elevations, although the ranges of the two varieties overlap, and they sometimes grow in the same localities.

  • Discussion

    Fig. 33.

    Basionym. Pteris caudata Linnaeus, Sp. pl. 2: 1075. 1753.

    Type. LINN 1246.15, a specimen from the West Indies without exact locality.

    Syn. Pteridium caudatum (Linnaeus) Maxon, Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 23:631. 1901.

    This variety tends to be smaller than var. arachnoideum, with usually greenish to strawcolored stipes, and is of more widespread occunence at mostly lower elevations, although the ranges of the two varieties overlap, and they sometimes grow in the same localities.

  • Distribution

    Grande, San Juan, Utuado, and Vega Baja. To be expected in most municipios. Habitat. Pastures, old fields, open banks, and secondary thickets at low to middle elevations (sea-level-600 m), common, often a troublesome weed.

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