Dennstaedtia
| Dennstaedtia | |
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| Dennstaedtia punctilobula | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Dennstaedtiales |
| Family: | Dennstaedtiaceae |
| Genus: |
Dennstaedtia Bernh. |
| Type species | |
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Dennstaedtia flaccida (J.R.Forst.) Bernh. |
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Dennstaedtia is a primarily tropical genus of ferns described as a genus in 1801.Hayscented fern, or Cup ferns, are common names for some species in this genus. Its best-known member is probably the temperate North-American hay-scented fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula (pictured in the taxobox), which forms extensive clonal ground-cover colonies on level surfaces in the Appalachian area.
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