✿Pteridaceae · Pityrogramma
Silver Fern
Pityrogramma calomelanos
Herb-TerrestrialMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pityrogramma calomelanos
- Genus
- Pityrogramma
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Habitat
- Along roadside slopes, on clayey soil in partial shade
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- Mexico, Central America, South America
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Sikkim, Goa
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Pteridaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
About Silver Fern
Silver Fern (Pityrogramma calomelanos) is a herb-terrestrial belonging to the Pteridaceae family (MAIDENHAIR FERN FAMILY). It is typically found in along roadside slopes, on clayey soil in partial shade. It is native to Mexico, Central America, South America. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Pteridaceae
Maidenhair Fern Family
Silver Fern belongs to the Pteridaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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