Beech Fern
Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt
Phegopteris connectilis is a clonal fern species native to forests in the Northern Hemisphere. It is commonly known as Beech Fern and is found in regions such as Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and various parts of Canada and the United States. The species was published in 1867 and belongs to the family Thelypteridaceae.
Description
Phegopteris connectilis, also referred to as long beech fern, northern beech fern, and narrow beech fern, is a clonal fern species that grows in forested areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Its distribution includes Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and several Canadian provinces and territories such as Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario, as well as parts of the United States like Vermont. The species was first described in 1867 and is classified in the genus Phegopteris within the family Thelypteridaceae.
Other common names
Beech FernLong Beech FernLong BeechfernNarrow Beech FernNorth Beech FernNorthern Beech Fern
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · TW · Flanders · SE · Vermont-US · IS · NO · DK · GL · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Alaska · Albania · Altay · Austria
Synonyms
Polypodium latebrosumPhegopteris polypodioidesThelypteris phegopterisPolypodium phegopterisGymnocarpium phegopterisNephrodium phegopterisDryopteris phegopterisPolystichum phegopterisLastrea phegopterisAspidium phegopterisPhegopteris vulgarisPolypodium connectileLastrea phegopterisPhegopteris tibeticaThelypteris phegopteris var. cruciataPolypodium cruciatumPhegopteris connectilis var. cruciataPhegopteris phegopteris var. intermediaPolypodium phegopteris var. connectilePolypodium phegopteris var. intermediumPolypodium phegopteris var. majusPolypodium phegopteris var. minusDryopteris phegopteris var. cruciataThelypteris tibeticaAspidium phegopteris f. geminatumPhegopteris vulgaris f. alataPhegopteris vulgaris f. bifidaPhegopteris vulgaris f. erosaPhegopteris vulgaris f. geminataPhegopteris vulgaris f. triphylla
