genus

Felt Ferns

Pyrrosia

Field notes

Pyrrosia is a genus of about 100 fern species in the polypod family, Polypodiaceae. Like other species in Polypodiaceae, the species of Pyrrosia are generally epiphytic on trees or rocks, a few species are terrestrial. The Latin name of Pyrrosia comes from the Greek pyrrhos (red), which refers to its leaves that are red due to the sporangia.

Children

Leather-leaf Fern
Tongue Fern introduced
Lanceleaf Tongue Fern present
Dragon-Scale Fern introduced
Tongue-fern present
Pyrrosia polydactylos
Long-leaved Pyrrosia
Shearer's Felt Fern present
Pyrrosia porosa
Pyrrosia hastata

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided