Marsh Fern Family

[syn. Pneumatopteris hudsoniana]LaukahiThelypteridaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe)Oahu (Cultivated)EtymologyThe generic name Cyclosorus refers to the round sori (Greek kyklos, circle + soros, heap) or spores located under the fronds.The specific epithet hudsonianus is named for Navy Capt. William Leverreth Hudson (1794-1862), commander of the Peacock, one of the U.S. Exploring Expeditions (1838-1842).NPH00008nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyclosorus_interruptus

Neke or Willdenow's maiden fernThelypteridaceae (Maiden Fern family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe)Oahu (Cultivated)EtymologyThe generic name Cyclosorus refers to the round sori (Greek kyklos, circle + soros, heap) or spores located under the fronds.The specific name interruptus, not continued or interrupted. The meaning applied to this species is obscure.Early Hawaiians used the stiff fronds in lei making.NPH00013nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyclosorus_interruptus

[syn. Pneumatopteris hudsoniana]LaukahiThelypteridaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe)Oahu (Cultivated)EtymologyThe generic name Cyclosorus refers to the round sori (Greek kyklos, circle + soros, heap) or spores located under the fronds.The specific epithet hudsonianus is named for Navy Capt. William Leverreth Hudson (1794-1862), commander of the Peacock, one of the U.S. Exploring Expeditions (1838-1842).NPH00007nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyclosorus_interruptus

Neke or Willdenow's maiden fernThelypteridaceae (Maiden Fern family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe)Oahu (Cultivated)EtymologyThe generic name Cyclosorus refers to the round sori (Greek kyklos, circle + soros, heap) or spores located under the fronds.The specific name interruptus, not continued or interrupted. The meaning applied to this species is obscure.Early Hawaiians used the stiff fronds in lei making.NPH00012nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyclosorus_interruptus

Neke or Willdenow's maiden fernThelypteridaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)The stiff fronds were used in lei making by early Hawaiians.EtymologyThe generic name Cyclosorus refers to the round sori (Greek kyklos, circle + soros, heap) or spores located under the fronds.The specific name interruptus, not continued or interrupted. The meaning applied to this species is obscure.NPH00004nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyclosorus_interruptus

[syn. Pneumatopteris hudsoniana]Neke or Willdenow's maiden fernThelypteridaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)The stiff fronds were used in lei making by early Hawaiians.EtymologyThe generic name Cyclosorus refers to the round sori (Greek kyklos, circle + soros, heap) or spores located under the fronds.The specific epithet hudsonianus is named for Navy Capt. William Leverreth Hudson (1794-1862), commander of the Peacock, one of the U.S. Exploring Expeditions (1838-1842).NPH00006nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyclosorus_interruptus

Neke or Willdenow's maiden fernThelypteridaceae (Maiden fern family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)The stiff fronds were used in lei making by early Hawaiians.EtymologyThe generic name Cyclosorus refers to the round sori (Greek kyklos, circle + soros, heap) or spores located under the fronds.The specific name interruptus, not continued or interrupted. The meaning applied to this species is obscure.NPH00001nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyclosorus_interruptus

Neke or Willdenow's maiden fernThelypteridaceae (Maiden Fern family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe)Oahu (Cultivated)EtymologyThe generic name Cyclosorus refers to the round sori (Greek kyklos, circle + soros, heap) or spores located under the fronds.The specific name interruptus, not continued or interrupted. The meaning applied to this species is obscure.Early Hawaiians used the stiff fronds in lei making.NPH00010nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyclosorus_interruptus

Neke or Willdenow's maiden fernThelypteridaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)The stiff fronds were used in lei making by early Hawaiians.EtymologyThe generic name Cyclosorus refers to the round sori (Greek kyklos, circle + soros, heap) or spores located under the fronds.The specific name interruptus, not continued or interrupted. The meaning applied to this species is obscure.NPH00005nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyclosorus_interruptus

New York Fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis)September 18th, 2008Al Sabo, Texas Township, Michigan, United States of America

fern terrestrial, to 60 cm, rachis very dark brown. Photo Project web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/

fern terrestrial, to 60 cm, rachis very dark brown. Photo Project web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/

fern terrestrial, fronds apple green, sorii brown. Photo Project web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/

Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensisSonoran maiden fern. Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 2.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).. Found almost exclusively in wetlands. California populations are disjunct from the Mexican populations. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.

Found in Highlands Hammock State Park, Florida.

Found in Highlands Hammock State Park, Florida.

This photo was taken in Adirondack Park, New York State.

Neke or Willdenow's maiden fernThelypteridaceae (Maiden Fern family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (all main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe)Oahu (Cultivated)Frondwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/12073046976/in/datetaken...The stiff fronds were used in lei making by early Hawaiians.EtymologyThe generic name Cyclosorus refers to the round sori (Greek kyklos, circle + soros, heap) or spores located under the fronds.The specific name interruptus, not continued or interrupted. The meaning applied to this species is obscure.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyclosorus_interruptus

Neke or Willdenow's maiden fernThelypteridaceae (Maiden Fern family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (all main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe)Oahu (Cultivated)Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/12072401365/in/datetaken...The stiff fronds were used in lei making by early Hawaiians.EtymologyThe generic name Cyclosorus refers to the round sori (Greek kyklos, circle + soros, heap) or spores located under the fronds.The specific name interruptus, not continued or interrupted. The meaning applied to this species is obscure.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyclosorus_interruptus