3,146 observations
golden lipfern
Myriopteris aurea
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae βΊPhylum: Tracheophyta βΊClass: Polypodiopsida βΊOrder: Polypodiales βΊFamily: Pteridaceae βΊGenus: Myriopteris
About
Myriopteris aurea, the golden lip fern or Bonaire lip fern, is a moderately-sized fern native to the Americas, a member of the family Pteridaceae. Unlike many members of its genus, its leaf is only modestly dissected into lobed leaflets (pinnae), which are hairy both above and below. One of the cheilanthoid ferns, it was usually classified in the genera Cheilanthes until 2013, when the genus Myriopteris was again recognized as separate from Cheilanthes. It typically grows...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of golden lipfern is Myriopteris aurea.
- golden lipfern belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- golden lipfern belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- golden lipfern belongs to the class Polypodiopsida.
- golden lipfern belongs to the order Polypodiales.
- golden lipfern belongs to the family Pteridaceae.
- golden lipfern belongs to the genus Myriopteris.