*Phegopteris decursivepinnata (H.C. Hall) Fée. Common name: Japanese Beech Fern. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Vertical rock outcrops, moist slopes. Distribution: Native of e. and se. Asia. This species is naturalizing on sandstone cliffs, other outcrops, rocky banks at scattered locations around the Southeastern United States, and seems likely to become more common. See Florez-Parra & Keener (2016) for additional information.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Taxonomy Comments: See Fujiwara et al. (2021) for discussion about the Phegopteris decursivepinnata polyploid complex.
Synonymy ⓘ: = NSProv, Fujiwara et al (2021); Polypodium decursivepinnata H.C.Hall; = n/a — C, FNA2; < Phegopteris decursivepinnata (H.C.Hall) Fée; < Phegopteris decursive-pinnata (H.C.Hall) Fée — K4, POWO, Fawcett & Smith (2021), Lin et al (2013), Patel, Fawcett, & Gilman (2019), orthographic variant. Basionym: Polypodium decursivepinnata H.C.Hall 1836
Links to other floras: = n/a - FNA2
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© Alan Cressler: Phegopteris decursive-pinnata, Morgan Falls Lake, Chattahoochee River, Fulton County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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