Anogramma leptophylla

Common name

Jersey fern

Anogramma leptophylla Jersey fern

Jersey fern

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Latin names

Class	Pteridopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Adiantaceae
Genus	Anogramma
Species	leptophylla
Alternative Family name	Gymnogrammaceae

Geographic details

Habitat	open areas
Soil type	tolerant
Distribution	Jersey, Guernsey
Native	Yes

General

Plant height	small
Branched	No
Plant colour	yellow green
Habit	small tufted annual
Conservation status	vulnerable

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves	Yes
Fertile leaf shape	trilobed,dissected and erect
Sterile leaf shape	trilobed and lax
Pinnae	2-pinnate-pinnatifid
Wintergreen	No

Spore details

homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description	small tufted annual
Rhizome scales	hair-like
Rhizome position	semi-erect

Sori details

Sori placement

along ends of vein

Indusium details

indusium present

No