Shoestring Fern
Vittaria lineata (L.) Sm.
Vittaria lineata (L.) Sm., known as Shoestring Fern, is a species in the Pteridaceae family. It is epiphytic, found in wet tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, including Florida and parts of South and Central America.
Description
Vittaria lineata is a member of the Pteridaceae family and is commonly called Shoestring Fern. It is an epiphytic fern that thrives in moist environments across the New World tropics and subtropics. Its distribution includes regions in the United States such as Florida, as well as parts of South and Central America, including Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Cuba. The species was first described in 1793.
Other common names
Shoestring Fern
Distribution
BR · Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza | Parque Nacional Natural Utría · Girón · Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, La Guajira, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Santander, Valle · Argentina Northeast · Argentina Northwest · Bahamas · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Florida · French Guiana · Georgia · Guatemala · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Northeast
Synonyms
Haplopteris lineataVittaria curvidentataOetosis filiformisVittaria angustifronsPteris lineataTaeniopsis lineataOetosis lineataVittaria filiformisVittaria costaricensisVittaria deppeanaVittaria setaceaVittaria schkuhriiVittaria pachydictyonOetosis lineata var. filiformisVittaria lineata var. curvidentataPolypodium gramineumPteris lineata
