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Dryopteris crinalis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Class
  
Pteridopsida

Family
  
Dryopteridaceae

Scientific name
  
Dryopteris crinalis

Division
  
Pteridophyta

Order
  
Polypodiales

Genus
  
Dryopteris

Rank
  
Species

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Dryopteris crinalis is a species of fern known as the serpent woodfern. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from the main islands.

There are at least two varieties. The var. podosorus was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010. There are three populations on Kauai, for a total of no more than 47 individual plants. The fern grows on walls of basalt in wet forests.

References

Dryopteris crinalis Wikipedia