Pellaea viridis
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Family Pteridaceae
Taxonomy: Pellaea viridis (Forssk.) Prantl
Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Adiantum viride (Forssk.) Vahl (nomenclatural synonym)
- Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Hemionitis viridis (Forssk.) Christenh. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pteridella viridis (Forssk.) Kuhn (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pteris viridis Forssk. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2023 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 13 traits from 17 records in 3 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 175 mm (10-400 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 13.5 mm (7-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): truncate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_crenate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 10 | 14 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |