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OPHIOGLOSSACEAE
Adder's-tongue Family
Sceptridium biternatum  (Southern grape fern)   
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Synonym
Botrychium biternatum (Sav.) Underwood
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Sceptridium: from the Greek "scepter or staff", refering to the upright spore-bearing leaf; biternatum: two sets of three
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Fern
Phenology (Flowering Period)
May-June
Physiographic Province
☐ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Moist woodlands and floodplains
State Status
Uncommon
Piedmont Status
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Coastal Plain Status
Uncommon
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
Southern
Species at Limit of Distribution
☑ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
6
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
Species reaches its northern limit in Delaware.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Forest Interior (Non-tidal Wetland Coastal Plain)
Forested Floodplains and Riparian Swamps (Coastal Plain)
Isolated Non-tidal Forested Wetlands (Coastal Plain)
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