Ceratopteris definitions

Ceratopteris

1) Fern genus 2) Genus ceratopteris
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Ceratopteris is the only genus among homosporous ferns that is exclusively aquatic. It is pan-tropical and classified in the Ceratopteridoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. Erect aquatic or subaquatic ferns of moderate size. Rhizome short, fleshy, horizontal and ascending to erect, loosely rooted in the mud or +/- floating, radial, dictyostelic w...
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Ceratopteris

(from the article `fern`) ...(aquarium ferns)Plants soft, rooted in mud or floating; leaves 2- or 3-divided, upright or spreading; veins anastomosing (netted); 1 genus ...
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Ceratopteris

(Floating Fern, Water Fern, Water Hornfern, Water Sprite) These interesting tropical, aquatic Ferns are found in ponds and lakes in many parts of the world, including North America. C. pteridoides, the Floating Fern, is an edible plant from South America. It is found growing wild in Florida, along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and Louisiana. This p...
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