Oeosporangium elegans
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & more
How to identify Oeosporangium elegans
Identify Oeosporangium elegans 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.
- Confirm leaf type: Finely doubly-divided (bipinnate, lacy).
- Confirm leaf surface: Plain green underside.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Pteridaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Oeosporangium elegans.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oeosporangium elegans
- Genus
- Oeosporangium
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Finely doubly-divided (bipinnate, lacy)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Plain green undersiderecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Oeosporangium elegans itself; the rest are typical of the Pteridaceae family.
About Oeosporangium elegans
Oeosporangium elegans is a ground herb in the Pteridaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and 2 other states.

Pteridaceae
Maidenhair Fern Family
Oeosporangium elegans belongs to the Pteridaceae family.
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