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Schizaea pusilla Pursh. Common name: Curly-grass Fern. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Moist, peaty soil in Coastal Plain bogs, often associated with Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana, Drosera filiformis, and Chamaecyparis thyoides (though not in dense Chamaecyparis stands). Distribution: In acid, boggy sites in DE, NJ, NY, NL (Newfoundland), NS, and NB; a similar or possibly identical plant is known from Peru (Stolze 1987). See LeBlond & Weakley (2002) for further information on this species’ (apparently introduced) occurrence in Brunswick County, NC.

ID notes: The leaves are filiform, 1-12 cm long.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: Spores of Schizaea have been identified in Pleistocene organic sediment from Singletary Lake (Bladen County, NC) and Rockyhock Bay (Chowan County, NC) (Whitehead 1963).

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, F, FNA2, G, K4, NS, NY, POWO; = n/a — RAB, Tat. Basionym: Schizaea pusilla Pursh 1814 [1813]

Links to other floras: = Schizaea pusilla - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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