Cryptogramma crispa

Common name

Parsley fern

Cryptogramma crispa Parsley fern

Parsley fern

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Latin names

Class	Pteridopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Adiantaceae
Genus	Cryptogramma
Species	crispa

Geographic details

Habitat	rocks and walls
Soil type	acidic
Distribution	Lake district, Wales, Scotland
Native	Yes

General

Plant height	small
Branched	No
Plant colour	light green
Stipe description	slender, brittle
Habit	lvs densely clustered
Conservation status	not threatened

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves	Yes
Fertile leaf shape	ovate-triangular
Sterile leaf shape	linear-oblong
Pinnae	3-4 pinnate
Wintergreen	No

Spore details

homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description	branching group of crowns
Rhizome scales	long-triangular pale brown
Rhizome position	semi-erect

Sori details

Sori placement

along ends of vein

Indusium details

indusium present

No