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Plant Index

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Sceptridium biternatum

Sceptridium biternatum (Savigny) Lyon

southern grapefern

Image ID: 13087
Image by: Cressler, Alan M.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: SCBI5
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceptridium biternatum
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: SCEPT
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Sceptridium
GENUS AUTHORITY: Lyon
GENUS COMMON: Grapefern
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of ca. 14 species, nearly cosmopolitan.
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GENUS REFERENCES: Hauk, Parks, & Chase (2003); Hauk (1996).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: OPHIOG
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Ophioglossaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: (R. Brown) Agardh 1822
FAMILY COMMON: Adder's-tongue Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 7-8 genera and about 75-115 species. The Ophioglossaceae is only distantly related to the leptosporangiate ferns; Kuo et al. (2011) and Pryer et al. (2004) indicate that it is most closely related to Psilotaceae. There is an increasing consensus that Botrychium as often very broadly circumscribed should be separated into 5 genera, of which 3 are in our area: Botrypus, Botrychium, and Sceptridium (Shinohara et al. 2013; Dauphin, Vieu, & Grant 2014; Hauk, Parks, & Chase 2003; Hauk 1996).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Wagner & Wagner in FNA (1993b); Wagner in Kramer & Green (1990).

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BLOOM TIME: Aug-Oct

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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average, Moist/Wet
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
945	1985-0637			View
4318	1992-0474			View
5065	1995-0184			View
5720	1995-0846			View
5968	1995-1098			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
1741	945	145	NCBG staff	1985-02-20	View
6646	4318	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
7484	5065	203	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8234	5720	204	NCBG staff	1993-01-01	View
8553	5968	2	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
13923	0	189	Liloia	0000-00-00	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: SCBI5
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NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC				FAC	FAC		FAC	FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceptridium biternatum
COMMON NAME: Southern Grapefern
SYNONYMY: [= Il, Tn, Va; = Botrychium biternatum (Savigny) Underwood - Ar, C, FNA, K, RAB, S, W, WH3; = B. dissectum var. tenuifolium (Underwood) Farwell - F, G; < B. dissectum (Sprengel) Lyon - WH3]
PHENOLOGY: Aug-Oct.
HABITAT: Moist forests, clearings, old fields.
COMMENTS: MD, PA, s. IN, s. IL, and c. OK south to s. FL and e. TX.
RANGE MAP: Sceptridium biternatum.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Ophioglossaceae (R. Brown) Agardh 1822 (Adder's-tongue Family)
SUMMARY: A family of 7-8 genera and about 75-115 species. The Ophioglossaceae is only distantly related to the leptosporangiate ferns; Kuo et al. (2011) and Pryer et al. (2004) indicate that it is most closely related to Psilotaceae. There is an increasing consensus that Botrychium as often very broadly circumscribed should be separated into 5 genera, of which 3 are in our area: Botrypus, Botrychium, and Sceptridium (Shinohara et al. 2013; Dauphin, Vieu, & Grant 2014; Hauk, Parks, & Chase 2003; Hauk 1996).
REFERENCE: Wagner & Wagner in FNA (1993b); Wagner in Kramer & Green (1990).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Sceptridium Lyon (Grapefern)
SUMMARY: A genus of ca. 14 species, nearly cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE: Hauk, Parks, & Chase (2003); Hauk (1996).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Sceptridium biternatum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Sceptridium biternatum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Sceptridium biternatum in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Sceptridium biternatum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Sceptridium biternatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Sceptridium biternatum

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 13087 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 13087 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 18711 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 18708 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)