Kingdom Plantae Class Pteridopsida Family Dennstaedtiaceae Rank Genus | Division Pteridophyta Order Dennstaedtiales Scientific name Dennstaedtia | |
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Similar Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Dennstaedtiaceae, Hypolepis, Microlepia, Thelypteris | ||
Dennstaedtia is a primarily tropical genus of ferns described as a genus in 1801. Hayscented fern, or Cup ferns, are common names for some species in this genus. Its best-known member is probably the temperate North-American hay-scented fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula (pictured in the taxobox), which forms extensive clonal ground-cover colonies on level surfaces in the Appalachian area.
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