Dennstaedtia cicutaria (Sw.) T.Moore
Description
Rhizomes short-creeping, unbranched, 5–10 mm diam.; fronds 1–4 m long; stipes ca. 1⁄2 the frond length, erect, with 1–2 buds at bases; blades deltate, tripinnate to quadripinnate- pinnatifid; proximal pinnae stalked and alternate, basal pinnules not much reduced; rachises tan to reddish brown; axes pubescent with dimorphic hairs, 1-celled, acicular hairs 0.1–0.3 mm long, and and multicellular, lax to somewhat twisted hairs 0.8–1 mm long; sterile vein tips slender; vertical wings absent adaxially; sori mostly in sinuses, saucer- or purse-shaped, 0.1–0.3 mm deep, 0.5–0.8 mm wide; 2n=188 (Jam).A
Forma de vida
TerrestreA
Specimen
Chis (Breedlove 22270, 25072, NY). Hgo (Mickel 621, NY). Mich (Hinton 16267, NY). Oax (Hellwig 453, NY; Mickel 5076, NY). Pue (Boege 1219, MEXU). Qro (Rzedowski 42570, IEB, MEXU, TEX). SLP (Pringle 3824, NY). Ver (Purpus 2936, NY).
Unverified, Doubtful, or Mistaken Reports. Gro (Lorea 2923, cited by Lorea-Hernández & Velázquez M., 1998, but not verified). Tam (reported by Lof, 1980, but not verified).
A
Unverified, Doubtful, or Mistaken Reports. Gro (Lorea 2923, cited by Lorea-Hernández & Velázquez M., 1998, but not verified). Tam (reported by Lof, 1980, but not verified).
A
Altitude
(200 -)750 - 1200 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Selva alta, Bosque de neblina/mesófiloA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discussion
Dennstaedtia cicutaria resembles D. distenta in the pubescent blades, slender vein ends, and small sori, but is distinct in having stalked alternate pinnae reduced at pinna bases, major axes reddish brown, and mixed hair types on axes.A