Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Crepidomanes intricatum (Farrar) Ebihara & Weakley
Weft Fern; Grotto Felt
fern
10
**
Native
Armaments
No
Duration
Perennial
General Ecology
Terrestrial; Epipetric
Growth Habit
fern
Leaf Arrangement
absent
Leaf Complexity
absent; simple
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Type
algae-like
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Mesic; Hydric
Parent Rock
Sandstone; Shale
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Acidic
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Sand
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Classification
Polypodiales
Crepidomanes intricatum (Farrar) Ebihara & Weakley - Weft Fern; Grotto Felt
Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.
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Ecoregions
Southeastern Plains
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Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Interior Plateau
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Bluegrass Region
Nashville Basin
Pennyroyal Karst Plain
Western Highland Rim
Eastern Highland Rim
Interior River Valleys and Hills
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Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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Range of years during which specimens were collected:
Plant Photos
Crepidomanes intricatum
- Joey Shaw
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Crepidomanes intricatum
- Joey Shaw
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Crepidomanes intricatum
- Joey Shaw
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Crepidomanes intricatum
- Sunny Fleming
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