Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Polypodiales
Species:
appalachianum
ID:
1119481

Status:
valid

Authors:
Pryer & Haufler

Source:
tro

Year:
1993

Citation Micro:
Syst. Bot. 18: 161-163, fig. 1993

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001118819



Common Names

  • Gymnocarpium appalachianum
  • Appalachian Oak Fern
  • Appalachian Wood Fern


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Uses & Benefits

Gymnocarpium appalachianum is used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments such as fever, headaches, and stomachaches. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Gymnocarpium appalachianum has small, yellowish-green flowers and produces small, round, yellowish-brown seeds. The seedlings have a single, unbranched stem with two rows of small, triangular, toothed leaves.

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Where to Find Gymnocarpium appalachianum

Gymnocarpium appalachianum is native to the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States and can be found in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

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,

References

The Plant List v1.1 record tro-26613860: Based on the initial data import
Christopher H. Haufler (b.1950): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Haufler' in the authors string.
Kathleen M. Pryer: Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Pryer' in the authors string.