Species Thelypteris normalis | Known

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Names

Common Names: Southern Wood Fern

Growth

Height: 24-48 inches
Spread: 6-12 inches
Growth Rate: Rapid

Appearance

Bloom Color: Insignificant
Foliage Color: Green to light green
Fall Foliage Color: Orange to Red

Environment

Hardiness Zones: Zones 4a-9b
Sunlight Requirements: Ideal sunlight: partial shade, with 3–6 hours of indirect or filtered light; tolerates full shade, avoids direct sunlight.
Soil Type: Moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil
Soil Drainage: moist but well-drained
Soil pH: 5.5-6.5

Lifecycle

Lifecycle: Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle: Deciduous
Seasons of Interest: Spring, Summer, Fall
Bloom Time: Spring to Summer

Reproduction

Propagation Methods: Seeds and Spores

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife: Attracts bees and butterflies

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank: Species
Author: (C.Chr.) Moxley
Publication: Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 19: 57. 1920

Superior Taxa

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Pteridobiotina
Phylum: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Polypodiidae
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Thelypteridaceae
Subfamily: Thelypteridoideae
Genus: Thelypteris

Synonyms

Cyclosorus kunthii Thelypteris kunthii Thelypteris saxatilis Thelypteris unca Dryopteris normalis Nephrodium kunthii Thelypteris macrorhizoma Filix-mas augescens var. normalis Lastrea normalis Dryopteris saxatilis Dryopteris unca Dryopteris normalis f. austro-brasiliensis Lastrea kunthii Christella normalis

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024