Cyrtomium falcatum
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Dryopteridaceae
- Genus: Cyrtomium C. Presl
- Species: Cyrtomium falcatum (L.f.) C.Presl.
- Common name: Holly fern
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 19-XII-2013
- Primary collector: M. A. Neves
- Habitat: Cultivated
- Habit: Terrestrial
Collection Location
- Country: United States
- State or Province: Texas
- City: Austin
- Coordinates: ,
About the Author
Maria Alice Neves
I study mushrooms and teach at a university in Southern Brazil. I enjoy taking pictures of ferns and am interested in knowing more about what grows where I live.
Thanks for the post Maria! This looks like Cyrtomium falcatum (L.f.)C.Presl.
That’s in the genus Cyrtomium (the holly ferns). I would say Cyrtomium falcatum, a species from Asia that has become widely naturalized in the United States. But Michael should confirm this identity before we update it in the website. This genus is closely related to Polystichum.
By the way, this will be our first Cyrtomium in the website! Yey!!!
Holly fern! It is pretty cool that this is a new genus for this site.
Thank you guys for naming it.