PLANTS Profile for Elaphoglossum serpens (cerro de punta jayuya)

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PLANTS Profile

Elaphoglossum serpens Maxon & Morton ex Maxon
cerro de punta jayuya

Symbol:

ELSE2

Group:

Fern

Family:

Dryopteridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

More Information:

Distribution:
Elaphoglossum serpens Maxon & Morton ex Maxon


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Related Taxa:
Elaphoglossum serpens Maxon & Morton ex Maxon

View 34 genera in Dryopteridaceae, 25 species in Elaphoglossum

Classification:
Elaphoglossum serpens Maxon & Morton ex Maxon

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Dryopteridaceae – Wood Fern family
Genus	Elaphoglossum Schott ex J. Sm. – tonguefern
Species	Elaphoglossum serpens Maxon & Morton ex Maxon – cerro de punta jayuya

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Elaphoglossum serpens Maxon & Morton ex Maxon

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
		Endangered
Puerto Rico:
		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Elaphoglossum serpens Maxon & Morton ex Maxon

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17788.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 03:13 PM CDT