Silver Fern
Pityrogramma calomelanos
- Habit
- Herb-Terrestrial
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
How to identify Silver Fern
Identify Silver 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: Silvery-white powder coating the frond underside.
- Confirm leaf type: Finely doubly-divided (bipinnate, lacy).
- Confirm leaf surface: Silvery-white powdery underside.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Pteridaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Silver Fern.
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, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Finely doubly-divided (bipinnate, lacy)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Silvery-white powdery undersiderecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Silver Fern itself; the rest are typical of the Pteridaceae family.
About Silver Fern
A member of the Pteridaceae family, Silver Fern (Pityrogramma calomelanos) is a ground herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 8 other states. It grows in along roadside slopes, on clayey soil in partial shade.
Pteridaceae
Maidenhair Fern Family
Silver Fern belongs to the Pteridaceae family.
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