✿Pteridaceae · Oeosporangium
Curly Fern
Oeosporangium tenuifolium
Herb-Terrestrial
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
How to identify Curly Fern
Identify Curly 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: Finely curled narrow segments.
- Confirm leaf type: Finely doubly-divided (bipinnate, lacy).
- Confirm leaf surface: Plain green underside.
- Confirm it sits within the Pteridaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Curly Fern.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oeosporangium tenuifolium
- Genus
- Oeosporangium
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Distribution
- China, India, Philipines, Sri Lanka
- 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 Curly Fern itself; the rest are typical of the Pteridaceae family.
About Curly Fern
Curly Fern (Oeosporangium tenuifolium) is a ground herb in the Pteridaceae family.
Botanical family
Pteridaceae
Maidenhair Fern Family
Curly Fern belongs to the Pteridaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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