✿Gleicheniaceae · Dicranopteris
False Staghorn Fern
Dicranopteris linearis
Climbing fern
- Habit
- Climbing fern
- Found in India
- Assam, Kerala, Meghalaya & more
How to identify False Staghorn Fern
Identify False Staghorn Fern by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing fern habit.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Kerala, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Gleicheniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is False Staghorn Fern.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dicranopteris linearis
- Genus
- Dicranopteris
- Family
- Gleicheniaceae
- Habit
- Climbing fern
- Distribution
- Tropics and Sub-Tropics
- Found in India
- Assam, Kerala, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
About False Staghorn Fern
False staghorn fern (Dicranopteris linearis) belongs to the Gleicheniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Kerala, Meghalaya and 8 other states.
Botanical family
Gleicheniaceae
Gleichenia Family
False Staghorn Fern belongs to the Gleicheniaceae family.
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