Phegopteris (Noun)
Meaning
Beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The hikers stumbled upon a hidden clearing teeming with delicate Phegopteris, their fronds a vibrant green against the rust-colored soil.
- Botanists continue to debate whether Phegopteris should be recognized as a distinct genus or subsumed under Thelypteris.
- Phegopteris polypodioides is often used as a model organism in studies of fern evolution and diversity.
- A rare species of Phegopteris, thought to be extinct, was rediscovered in a remote region of the Appalachian Mountains.
- Careful examination of the leaf structure and venation is required to distinguish Phegopteris from closely related Dryopteris species.