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Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore

Hay-scented fern, hayscented fern

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionPteridophytaFerns
ClassFilicopsida“Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns
OrderPolypodialesPolypod ferns
FamilyDennstaedtiaceaeAfter August William Dennstedt (1776-1826), German physician and botanist, burgomaster of Magdala, director of the Belvedere garden near Weimar, and author of a work entitled Hortus Belvedereanus, a compilation of some 1500 plants. I have no information as to why the family name is spelled differently than his name
GenusDennstaedtiaNamed for August William Dennstedt (1776-1826), German physician and botanist, burgomaster of Magdala, a town near Weimar, director of the Grand Ducal garden in Belvedere, and author of Weimar’s Flora in 1800, Nomenclator botanicus in 1810, and a work entitled Hortus Belvedereanus in 1820, a compilation of some 1500 plants. His name is sometimes given as Dennstaedt accounting for the spelling of the genus name Dennstaedtia
SpeciespunctilobulaFrom the Latin, meaning “with small dotted lobes,” referring to the sori

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Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

10/5/2023 · Quill Hill, Rangeley, Maine

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

7/31/2016 · Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

10/3/2010 · Tarkill Interpretive Trail, Rte 402, Poconos, Peck’s Pond, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

10/3/2010 · Tarkill Interpretive Trail, Rte 402, Poconos, Peck’s Pond, Penn­syl­vania · ≈ 12 × 17″ (29 × 44 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/12/2009 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/4/2009 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 18 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/28/2020 · Jack’s and Litchfield Trails, Chase Reserve, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (12 × 18 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/28/2020 · Jack’s and Litchfield Trails, Chase Reserve, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 6 × 10″ (16 × 24 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/12/2009 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (34 × 52 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/20/2009 · Hayes Woods Nature Trail, Shirley St., Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 14″ (23 × 35 cm)

 

Dennstaedtia punctilobula description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 23 Aug 2023.

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Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/28/2020 · Jack’s and Litchfield Trails, Chase Reserve, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

6/15/2012 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/8/2015 · Mt. Wachusett · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

9/18/2015 · Andres Art Institute, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/8/2015 · Mt. Wachusett · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/20/2009 · Hayes Woods Nature Trail, Shirley St., Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 23 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/28/2020 · Jack’s and Litchfield Trails, Chase Reserve, Brunswick, Maine · ≈ 6 × 10″ (16 × 24 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

9/18/2015 · Andres Art Institute, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

8/12/2009 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 12 × 17″ (29 × 44 cm)

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern, hayscented fern)

9/14/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm)

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