Status:
valid
Authors:
(Hayata) Ching
Source:
tro
Year:
1937
Citation Micro:
Icon. Filic. Sin. 4: t.172. 1937
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001111159
Common Names
- Gymnocarpium remote-pinnatum
- Remote-pinnate Oak Fern
- Remote-pinnate Gymnocarpium
Description
Gymnocarpium remote-pinnatum (also called Remote-pinnate Oak Fern, among many other common names) is a small fern with long, narrow, and lance-shaped fronds. It is native to the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia, and typically grows in moist and shady habitats such as rainforests and woodlands.
Uses & Benefits
Gymnocarpium remote-pinnatum is used as an ornamental plant, as a medicinal plant, and for erosion control in landscaping.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Gymnocarpium remote-pinnatum has small, yellow-green flowers that are borne on a spike. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and have a single leaf.
Cultivation and Propagation
Gymnocarpium remote-pinnatum is a small, evergreen fern that is native to Japan. It is best grown in moist, humus-rich, well-drained soils in part shade. Propagation can be done from spores or by division of the rhizomes.
Where to Find Gymnocarpium remote-pinnatum
Gymnocarpium remote-pinnatum is native to the temperate forests of North America and Europe.
Species in the Gymnocarpium genus
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,
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,