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Button fern
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Ferns

Button fern

Tectaria cicutaria (L.) Copel.

Names

EnglishButton fern
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Scientific nameTectaria cicutaria (L.) Copel.

About this species

Tectaria cicutaria, the button fern, is a species of fern in the family Tectariaceae, native to the Antilles. It has thin, soft, triangular fronds up to about 3.5 feet in length; blades are once- or twice-pinnate with the final segments pinnately-lobed. The rhizome is short and erect.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassPolypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyTectariaceae
GenusTectaria

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
1963First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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