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Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Broad Beech Fern

Scientific Name:

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Genus:

Phegopteris

Species Epithet:

hexagonoptera

Common Name:

Broad Beech Fern

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

1-3 ft.

Light:

Less than 2 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Mesic to submesic forests. Common in the Mountains and Piedmont, uncommon in the Coastal Plain.

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Fern Frond

Leaf Form:

Nothing Specified

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

No known wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Highly Recommended and Available

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

A colony of Broad Beech Fern, a "creeper", in a shaded woodland garden at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens, Chapel Hill, N.C.

The Scientific Name is Phegopteris hexagonoptera. You will likely hear them called Broad Beech Fern. This picture shows the A colony of Broad Beech Fern, a

Will Stuart

Broad Beech Fern planted with Trillium luteum and Claytonia caroliniana along the Natural Heritage Trail in the South Carolina Botanical Gardens.

The Scientific Name is Phegopteris hexagonoptera. You will likely hear them called Broad Beech Fern. This picture shows the Broad Beech Fern planted with Trillium luteum and Claytonia caroliniana along the Natural Heritage Trail in the South Carolina Botanical Gardens. of Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Will Stuart

Notice the lowest pair of pinnae angles downward from the stipe.

Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Phegopteris hexagonoptera. You will likely hear them called Broad Beech Fern. This picture shows the Notice the lowest pair of pinnae angles downward from the stipe. of Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Bettina Darveaux

All the pinnae are connected along the rachis by a narrow wing of blade tissue.

Jackson Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Phegopteris hexagonoptera. You will likely hear them called Broad Beech Fern. This picture shows the All the pinnae are connected along the rachis by a narrow wing of blade tissue. of Phegopteris hexagonoptera

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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