Dennstaedtia
Dennstaedtia is a mostly tropical and subtropical group of ferns described as a genus in 1801. Hayscented fern, or cup ferns, are common names for some species in this genus. It includes 58 species native to the tropical Americas, Madagascar, southern and eastern Asia, Australia, New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands.
Some characteristics of Dennstaedtia: "Fronds homomorphic; stipe grooved above, hairy when young... lamina triangular to oblong, many times pinnate, usually densely hairy, especially on rachis... Veins free, pinnately branching, veinlet not reaching margin, with hydathode at apex. Sori orbicular, marginal, terminal on each veinlet, separate..."
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
hay-scented fern
speciesDennstaedtia punctilobula
Dennstaedtia scandens
speciesDennstaedtia scandens
Dennstaedtia zeylanica
speciesDennstaedtia zeylanica
Dennstaedtia hirsuta
speciesDennstaedtia hirsuta
Wilford’s hayscented fern
speciesDennstaedtia wilfordii
Cuplet Fern
speciesDennstaedtia bipinnata
Lacy ground fern
speciesDennstaedtia davallioides
Dennstaedtia globulifera
speciesDennstaedtia globulifera
Dennstaedtia glauca
speciesDennstaedtia glauca
bluntleaf hayscented fern
speciesDennstaedtia obtusifolia
tropical hayscented fern
speciesDennstaedtia cicutaria
Dennstaedtia cornuta
speciesDennstaedtia cornuta
Dennstaedtia appendiculata
speciesDennstaedtia appendiculata
Dennstaedtia maxima
speciesDennstaedtia maxima
Dennstaedtia coronata
speciesDennstaedtia coronata
Blunt-Leaf Hay-Scented Fern
speciesDennstaedtia dissecta
Dennstaedtia distenta
speciesDennstaedtia distenta
Dennstaedtia producta
speciesDennstaedtia producta
Dennstaedtia arborescens
speciesDennstaedtia arborescens
Dennstaedtia flaccida
speciesDennstaedtia flaccida
Dennstaedtia glabrata
speciesDennstaedtia glabrata
Dennstaedtia ampla
speciesDennstaedtia ampla
Dennstaedtia madagascariensis
speciesDennstaedtia madagascariensis
Dennstaedtia resinifera
speciesDennstaedtia resinifera
Dennstaedtia terminalis
speciesDennstaedtia terminalis
Dennstaedtia auriculata
speciesDennstaedtia auriculata
Dennstaedtia pubescens
speciesDennstaedtia pubescens
Dennstaedtia sprucei
speciesDennstaedtia sprucei
Dennstaedtia vagans
speciesDennstaedtia vagans
Dennstaedtia magnifica
speciesDennstaedtia magnifica
Dennstaedtia novoguineensis
speciesDennstaedtia novoguineensis
Dennstaedtia spinosa
speciesDennstaedtia spinosa
Dennstaedtia anthriscifolia
speciesDennstaedtia anthriscifolia
Dennstaedtia antillensis
speciesDennstaedtia antillensis
Dennstaedtia arcuata
speciesDennstaedtia arcuata
Dennstaedtia articulata
speciesDennstaedtia articulata
Dennstaedtia canaliculata
speciesDennstaedtia canaliculata
Dennstaedtia dennstaedtioides
speciesDennstaedtia dennstaedtioides
Dennstaedtia elmeri
speciesDennstaedtia elmeri
Dennstaedtia fusca
speciesDennstaedtia fusca
Dennstaedtia hooveri
speciesDennstaedtia hooveri
Dennstaedtia inermis
speciesDennstaedtia inermis
Dennstaedtia macgregorii
speciesDennstaedtia macgregorii
Dennstaedtia merrillii
speciesDennstaedtia merrillii
Dennstaedtia penicillifera
speciesDennstaedtia penicillifera
Dennstaedtia philippinensis
speciesDennstaedtia philippinensis
Dennstaedtia remota
speciesDennstaedtia remota
Dennstaedtia rufidula
speciesDennstaedtia rufidula
Dennstaedtia samoensis
speciesDennstaedtia samoensis
Dennstaedtia shawii
speciesDennstaedtia shawii
Dennstaedtia sumatrana
speciesDennstaedtia sumatrana
Dennstaedtia williamsii
speciesDennstaedtia williamsii
Dennstaedtia parksii
speciesDennstaedtia parksii
Dennstaedtia axilaris
speciesDennstaedtia axilaris
Dennstaedtia rectangularis
speciesDennstaedtia rectangularis
Dennstaedtia riparia
speciesDennstaedtia riparia
Dennstaedtia novae-zelandiae
speciesDennstaedtia novae-zelandiae
Dennstaedtia tryoniana
speciesDennstaedtia tryoniana
Dennstaedtia macrosora
speciesDennstaedtia macrosora
Dennstaedtia paucirrhiza
speciesDennstaedtia paucirrhiza
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 63114.