Polypodium pellucidum
Appearance
Polypodium pellucidum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Polypodiaceae |
Genus: | Polypodium |
Species: | P. pellucidum
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Binomial name | |
Polypodium pellucidum Kaulf.
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Polypodium pellucidum (ʻAe) is a species of fern which grows on lava flows in Hawaii.[1]
Description
[edit]It is one of the first plants to colonize a new lava flow and is often found growing in small cracks.[1]
Range
[edit]It is found only in the Hawaiian islands.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Polypodium pellucidum contains the following varieties:
References
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