Water Fern

Ceratopteris thalictroides

Summary 3

The species Ceratopteris thalictroides is a fern species belonging to the genus Ceratopteris, one of only two genera of the Ceratopteridoideae subfamily of the family Pteridaceae.

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Janete

Interesting Facts 4

This plant has a diverse set of lobed leaves (UF/ IFAS, 2003).

They grow in brackish waters in Florida (UF/ IFAS, 2003).

They can be found floating or rooted (UF/ IFAS, 2003).

There are ball-like sporangia on the bottom of the leaves (UF/ IFAS, 2003).

It is native to Asia (UF/ IFAS, 2003).

References 4

UF/ IFAS. 2003. Ceratopteris thalictroides [Accessed 20 June 2019]

https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/ceratopteris-thalictroides/

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  3. Adaptado por janete07 de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopteris_thalictroides
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