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scrambling fern

Diplopterygium pinnatum (Kunze) Nakai
scrambling fern
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Diplopterygium pinnatum, known as scrambling fern, is a fern species in the family Gleicheniaceae. It was described by (Kunze) Nakai and is native to Hawaii.

Description

Diplopterygium pinnatum is a member of the Gleicheniaceae family and belongs to the genus Diplopterygium. This species is commonly referred to as scrambling fern in English. It is naturally distributed in the Hawaiian archipelago. The scientific name was published in 1950.

Other common names

scrambling fern

Distribution

Hawaii

Synonyms

Gleichenia pinnataHicriopteris pinnataMertensia pinnata

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