Limpleaf Fern
Microlepia speluncae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam & more
How to identify Limpleaf Fern
Identify Limpleaf 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 herb-terrestrial habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Soft hairy fern of shaded slopes.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Dennstaedtiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Limpleaf Fern.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Microlepia speluncae
- Genus
- Microlepia
- Family
- Dennstaedtiaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Habitat
- Marshland
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Hawaii, Australia, South Africa
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malay Islands, Polynesia, Tropical America
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Karnataka, Mizoram, Sikkim
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
About Limpleaf Fern
Limpleaf fern (Microlepia speluncae) belongs to the Dennstaedtiaceae family, where it grows as a ground herb. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam and 6 other states. It grows in marshland.
Dennstaedtiaceae
Bracken Family
Limpleaf Fern belongs to the Dennstaedtiaceae family.
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