Struthiopteris fallax

Species of fern in the family Blechnaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Struthiopteris fallax

Struthiopteris fallax is a small species of fern in the family Blechnaceae.[1] It is endemic to Iceland where it lives in close proximity to hot springs.[2]

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Struthiopteris fallax
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Struthiopteris
Species:
S. fallax
Binomial name
Struthiopteris fallax
(Lange) S.Molino, Gabriel y Galán & Wasowicz
Synonyms
Synonyms
  • Blechnum spicant var. fallax
  • J. E. Lange
  • Struthiopteris spicant var. fallax
  • (J.E.Lange) Wasowicz & Gabriel y Galán
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In Iceland it is locally red listed as an endangered species (EN)[3] but as of April 2021 it has not been assessed by the IUCN.

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