Tectaria cicutaria
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| genus = Tectaria
| species = cicutaria
| authority = (L.) Copeland
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Tectaria cicutaria, the button fern,{{PLANTS|id=TECI|taxon=Tectaria cicutaria|accessdate=8 December 2015}} is a species of fern in the family Tectariaceae, native to the Antilles. It has thin, soft, triangular fronds up to about 3.5 feet in length; blades are once- or twice-pinnate with the final segments pinnately-lobed. The rhizome is short and erect.
References
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- [https://archive.today/20130801193004/http://www.gbif.net/species/13728818/ GBIF entry]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TECI USDA PLANTS Profile entry]
- Phil. Journ. Sci. 2C. 410, 1907.
- Thomas H. Everett, The New York Botanical Garden illustrated encyclopedia of horticulture, Taylor & Francis, 1982, pages 3307–3308. {{ISBN|978-0-8240-7240-7}}.
- Prem Khare, "On the morphology and anatomy of Tectaria cicutaria (L.) Copel.", Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B, Volume 60, Number 6 / December, 1964.
- Proctor, G.R. 1989. Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 53: 1–389.
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Category:Ferns of the Americas
Category:Flora of the Caribbean
Category:Flora of the Leeward Islands
Category:Flora of the Windward Islands
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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