Matteuccia struthiopteris




Family Dryopteridaceae
Scientific name Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro
Synonyms Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro var. pensylvanica (Willdenow) C. V. Morton; Matteuccia pensylvanica (Willdenow) Raymond; Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro var. pubescens (Terry) Clute; Onoclea struthiopteris (L.) Hoffmann var. pensylvanica (Willdenow) B. Boivin; Osmunda struthiopteris L.; Pteretis nodulosa (Michaux) Nieuwland; Pteretis nodulosa (Michaux) Nieuwland forma pubescens (Terry) Fernald; Pteretis pensylvanica (Willdenow) Fernald; Pteretis pensylvanica (Willdenow) Fernald forma pubescens (Terry) Fernald; Pteretis struthiopteris (L.) Nieuwland; Struthiopteris pensylvanica Willdenow
Common name (Japanese common name) kusa-sotetu [sotetu weed (sotetu = Cycas revoluta)]
(English common name) ostrich fern
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Eastern Asia, Europa
Chromosomal number n=39, 40
Description Leaves 50-150cm length, 15-60cm width. Summer green.
Reference Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro
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