Sceptridium biternatum explained

Sceptridium biternatum, the southern grapefern or sparse-lobe grape fern , is a perennial fern in the family Ophioglossaceae, occurring in eastern North America. It occurs in "low woods, in hardwood and pine forests, in fields, and on roadsides."[1] Like other grape ferns, it depends on a mycorrhizal association in the soil to survive.

In the fall its leaves and stem turn a reddish-brown / bronze color; a local name for it is “red fern”.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Botrychium biternatum - Species Page . APA: Alabama Plant Atlas . www.floraofalabama.org . 6 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201006213741/http://www.floraofalabama.org/Plant.aspx?id=138 . 6 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Joshua . Heston . 6 February 2016 . 2009 . Red fern . Nature: Plants . State of the Ozarks Inc. . 2021-06-14 . Southern Grapefern (Sceptridium biternatum).

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