grass fern
Vittaria graminifolia Kaulf.
Vittaria graminifolia Kaulf. is a species in the genus Vittaria of the family Pteridaceae. It is commonly known as grass fern in English and is part of the grass fern group of ferns. The species was first described in 1824. Vittaria is a genus of ferns typically found in tropical and subtropical regions. The scientific name refers to the grass-like appearance of the plant. This species belongs to the Pteridaceae family, which includes a wide variety of ferns with diverse growth forms and habitats.
Other common names
grass fern
Distribution
BR · Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas | Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta | Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza · Bucaramanga · Arcabuco · Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Santander, Valle · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Central American Pac · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Mexico Central · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Northwest · Mexico Southeast
Synonyms
Taeniopsis graminifoliaVittaria spartimorphaVittaria filifoliaVittaria dimorphaVittaria bradeorumOetosis lineata var. filifoliaVittaria lineata var. graminifoliaVittaria graminifolia var. filifoliaTaenitis linearis
