Common name
English: Sensitive fern
German: Perlfarn
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Pteridophyta (43)
Class: Polypodiopsida (37)
Order: Polypodiales (35)
Family: Dryopteridaceae (8)
Genus: Onoclea (1)
Epithet: sensibilis L. (1)
Synonyms: Calypterium sensibile (L.) Bernh., Onoclea augescens Link, Onoclea obtusilobata Schkuhr, Pterinodes sensibile (L.) Kuntze, Ragiopteris obtusilobata (Schkuhr) C. Presl, Riedlea sensibilis (L.) Mirb.
sensibilis => sensitive, manifesting irritability
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
External links
Check for Onoclea sensibilis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1573] Onoclea sensibilis - Plants For A Future