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🌿 A tree fern 🌱 A plant genus
Lophosoria

Lophosoria

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A tree fern from Central and South America with only one species
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Lophosoria
  • The distinctive fronds of Lophosoria make it easy to identify among other ferns.

Examples

  • Researchers discovered a new population of Lophosoria in the remote Andean cloud forests.

  • The Lophosoria fern thrives in humid environments.

  • Conservationists are studying Lophosoria to better understand its habitat requirements.

  • I found a Lophosoria in the botanical garden.

  • Researchers discovered a new population of Lophosoria in the remote Andean cloud forests.

  • The distinctive fronds of Lophosoria make it easy to identify among other ferns.

  • The Lophosoria fern thrives in humid environments.

Surface Forms

Lophosoria singular
Lophosorias plural

Etymology

Lophosoria comes from Greek parts lophos meaning 'crest' and sorus meaning 'spore-cluster'. So the name gives the image of a fern with a little 'crest' or row of spore dots on its fronds, which explains why this tree fern has that name.