Schizaea pusilla

Schizaea pusilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida /
Pteridopsida (disputed)
Order: Schizaeales
Family: Schizaeaceae
Genus: Schizaea
Species: S. pusilla
Binomial name
Schizaea pusilla
Pursh

Schizaea pusilla, the little curlygrass fern,[1] is a species of fern in the family Schizaeaceae. It was first described by the German-American botanist Frederick Traugott Pursh in 1814.[2] It is native to New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia in Canada, the French overseas territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and North Carolina in the United States of America. It is listed as endangered by the state of New York.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Schizaea pusilla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  2. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 8 May 2014.