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Meniscium reticulatum

(Linnaeus) Swartz

Lattice-vein Fern

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154728
Element CodePPTHE051D0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyThelypteridaceae
GenusMeniscium
Synonyms
Thelypteris reticulata(L.) Proctor
Other Common Names
latticevein fern (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
The generic placement of this taxon, in Meniscium, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016), and the taxon is included as an accepted combination by Fawcett and Smith (2021). It was treated in the genus Thelypteris in the Flora of North America (1993, vol. 2).
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-03-08
Change Date1991-03-18
Edition Date1991-03-08
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn
Rank Reasons
Very rare in Florida. Widespread (also in Greater and Lesser Antilles, and continental America from Mexico to Brazil; Proctor lists it as generally common.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist pastures, forest-glades, or in partial shade along streams (Proctor, 1985).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN1
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Puerto Rico (2)
AreaForestAcres
El Toro AreaCaribbean National Forest12,584
Mameyes AreaCaribbean National Forest11,150
References (5)
  1. Fawcett, S., and A.R. Smith. 2021. A generic classification of the Thelypteridaceae. Sida, Bot. Misc. 59. BRIT Press, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, U.S.A. 102 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.
  5. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.