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  7. Botrychioideae
  8. Grapeferns

genus

Grapeferns

Sceptridium

Traits
Includes
6 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Cutleaf Grapefern native
  • Leathery Grapefern native
  • Sparse-lobed Grapefern native
  • Blunt-lobed Grapefern native
  • Sceptridium ternatum
  • Leathery Grapefern
  • St. Lawrence Grapefern native
  • Alabama Grapefern presumed native
  • Sceptridium schaffneri
  • Island Grapefern

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Fern Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native grapeferns All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Cutleaf Grapefern Sceptridium dissectum
  • Sparse-lobed Grapefern Sceptridium biternatum
  • Leathery Grapefern Sceptridium multifidum
  • Blunt-lobed Grapefern Sceptridium oneidense
  • Alabama Grapefern Sceptridium jenmanii
  • St. Lawrence Grapefern Sceptridium rugulosum

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