Sceptridium biternatum, the southern grapefern or sparse-lobe grape fern , is a perennial fern in the family Ophioglossaceae, occurring in eastern North America. It occurs in "low woods, in hardwood and pine forests, in fields, and on roadsides."[2] Like other grape ferns, it depends on a mycorrhizal association in the soil to survive.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Ophioglossales |
| Family: | Ophioglossaceae |
| Genus: | Sceptridium |
| Species: | S. biternatum
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| Sceptridium biternatum (Sav.) Underwood
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In the fall its leaves and stem turn a reddish-brown / bronze color; a local name for it is “red fern”.[3]
References
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- ^ "Botrychium biternatum Sparse-lobe Grapefern". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe Explorer 2.0. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Botrychium biternatum - Species Page". www.floraofalabama.org. APA: Alabama Plant Atlas. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Heston, Joshua (6 February 2016) [2009]. "Red fern". State of the Ozarks Inc. Nature: Plants. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
Southern Grapefern (Sceptridium biternatum)
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