Status:
valid
Authors:
A.Braun & Milde
Source:
tro
Year:
1855
Citation Micro:
1855
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001116137
Common Names
- Cystopteris sudetica
- Sudeten Fragile Fern
- Sudeten Fern
Description
Cystopteris sudetica (also called Sudeten Fragile Fern, among many other common names) is a small fern native to the Mediterranean region. It has a creeping rhizome, with fronds that are pinnate-pinnatifid, and are up to 20 cm long. It grows in rock crevices, walls and cliffs.
Uses & Benefits
Cystopteris sudetica is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Cystopteris sudetica has small, greenish-brown flowers, which are arranged in a spike. The seeds are small and black. Seedlings have a rosette of long, narrow leaves.
Cultivation and Propagation
Cystopteris sudetica is a fern native to the Mediterranean region. It can be propagated from spores, and can be grown in moist, shady areas. It prefers a soil pH of 5.5-7.0, and can be grown in containers with well-draining soil.
Where to Find Cystopteris sudetica
Cystopteris sudetica is native to Europe and Asia. It is found in moist forests, usually on limestone soils.
Species in the Cystopteridaceae family
Acystopteris japonica,
Acystopteris tenuisecta,
Acystopteris taiwaniana,
Cystopteris christii,
Cystopteris laurentiana,
Cystopteris sandwicensis,
Cystopteris tenuifolia,
Cystopteris fragilis,
Cystopteris reevesiana,
Cystopteris wagneri,
Cystopteris bulbifera,
Cystopteris douglasii,
Cystopteris montana,
Cystopteris protrusa,
Cystopteris tennesseensis,
Cystopteris tenuis,
Cystopteris illinoensis,
Cystopteris membranifolia,
Cystopteris sudetica,
Cystopteris pellucida,
Cystopteris utahensis,
Cystopteris moupinensis,
Cystopteris alpina,
Cystopteris guizhouensis,
Cystopteris millefolia,
Cystopteris tasmanica,
Gymnocarpium bipinnatifidum,
Gymnocarpium brittonianum,
Gymnocarpium achriosporum,
Gymnocarpium dryopteris,
Gymnocarpium heterosporum,
Gymnocarpium robertianum,
Gymnocarpium remote-pinnatum,
Gymnocarpium jessoense,
Gymnocarpium intermedium,
Gymnocarpium disjunctum,
Gymnocarpium fedtschenkoanum,
Gymnocarpium oyamense,
Gymnocarpium appalachianum,