Woodwardia radicans

Woodwardia radicans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Blechnaceae
Subfamilia: Woodwardioideae
Genus: Woodwardia
Species: Woodwardia radicans

Name

Woodwardia radicans (L.) Sm., Mém. Acad. Turin 5: 412. 1793.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Blechnum radicans L., Mant. Pl. Altera 307. 1771, [Oct 1771].
    • Type locality: “"Habitat in Virginiae er Maderae rimis rupium profundis argillaceis. König."”
    • Lectotypus (designated by Reveal in C. Jarvis, Order out of Chaos: 353. 2007.): König s.n., Herb. Linn. No. 1247.4 (LINN).
• Heterotypic
  • Blechnum houttuynii Poir., Encycl. suppl. 1: 644. 1810.
  • Woodwardia stans Cav., Hort. Reg. Matrit.: 45 (facs.), Tab. 82 (original unpublished) ex Sw., Syn. Fil. 117. 1806.
    • Blechnum stans (Cav.) Poir., Encycl. suppl. 1: 644. 1810.

Native distribution areas

Display the range areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, Portugal, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Sicily). Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria. Regional: Macaronesia Azores (Corvo, Faial, Flores, Pico, Santa Maria, Sao Jorge, Sao Miguel, Terceira), Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Gomera, Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife), Madeira (Madeira). Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California (introduced) Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.E. 1793. Tentamen botanicum. De filicum generibus dorsiferarum. Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences 5: 401–422, pl. IX. BHL Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page 

Additional references

• Jarvis, C.E. 2007. Order out of Chaos: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types. London: Linnean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, ISBN 978-0-9506207-7-0, p. 353. Reference page 

Links

• Hassler, M. & Schmitt, B. 2019. World Ferns. Checklist of the Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 7.71 – March 2019. Accessed 7 May 2019.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Woodwardia radicans – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 07.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Woodwardia radicans. Published online. Accessed May 07 2019.

• The Plant List 2013. Woodwardia radicans in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 07.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Woodwardia radicans in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 07.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Woodwardia radicans . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 07.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Woodwardia radicans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

corsu: Filetta sischese
Deutsch: Wurzelnder Kettenfarn
English: Rooting chainfern
español: Píjara
italiano: felce bulbifera
português: feto-de-botão, feto-vaqueiro

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