Ctenitis sloanei (Poepp. ex Spreng.) C.V.Morton is a plant in the Dryopteridaceae family, order Polypodiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Ctenitis sloanei (Poepp. ex Spreng.) C.V.Morton

Ctenitis sloanei (Poepp. ex Spreng.) C.V.Morton

Ctenitis sloanei is an evergreen perennial fern that grows in moist tropical hammocks and near exposed limestone, reaching up to 4 feet tall on average.

Genus
Ctenitis
Order
Polypodiales
Class
Polypodiopsida

About Ctenitis sloanei (Poepp. ex Spreng.) C.V.Morton

Ctenitis sloanei, the scientific name of this fern species, is (Poepp. ex Spreng.) C.V.Morton. This species is a perennial evergreen fern. It grows primarily in moist tropical hammocks and near exposed limestone. On average, mature Ctenitis sloanei reach a maximum height of 1.21 meters, or 4 feet.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Polypodiales Dryopteridaceae Ctenitis

More from Dryopteridaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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