The Hay-Scented Fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula

1954 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
C. V. Morton ◽  
Charles Neidorf
Keyword(s):  
Dennstaedtia Punctilobula

Low reproductive success of hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) regardless of inbreeding level or time since disturbance

Botany ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (12) ◽  
pp. 911-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn M. Flinn ◽  
Matthew M. Loiacono ◽  
Hannah E. Groff
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Mating Systems ◽  
Tree Regeneration ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
Dennstaedtia Punctilobula ◽  
Self Fertilization ◽  
Sporophyte Production ◽  
Inbreeding Level ◽  
Native Invasive ◽  
Selfing Ability

Self-fertilization can facilitate the colonization of new habitats because it allows a single individual to found a population. Here we investigated the relationship between mating systems and colonization in hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T.Moore). Throughout eastern North America, this species has been called a “native invasive” for its tendency to dominate forest understories disturbed by logging, inhibiting tree regeneration. Thus, it is important to understand the mechanisms of its spread. We hypothesized that if populations were founded through selfing, then populations disturbed more recently would retain higher selfing ability; this pattern would demonstrate an important link between mating systems and colonization. For four populations logged at different times in the past, we compared the sporophyte production of gametophytes at different levels of inbreeding (intragametophytic selfing, intergametophytic selfing, and outcrossing) using laboratory crosses. Across all treatments, only 9.8% of gametophytes formed sporophytes (N = 400 gametophytes). Neither inbreeding level nor time since disturbance affected sporophyte production. Selfing ability did not differ across populations logged at different times; there was no interaction between inbreeding level and time since disturbance. The low reproductive success of D. punctilobula, regardless of inbreeding level or time since disturbance, suggests that population establishment and expansion via sexual reproduction may be relatively rare in this clonal species.

scholarly journals Prolifération des fougères dans les érablières du Québec : ampleur du phénomène et moyens de le contrer

2015 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rock Ouimet ◽  
Gabriel Weiss ◽  
Marie-Josée Lepage
Keyword(s):  
Nous Avons ◽  
Dennstaedtia Punctilobula

L’envahissement des érablières par les fougères est un phénomène de plus en plus fréquent au Québec. Les espèces de fougères envahissantes étudiées ici sont surtout associées à des conditions de drainage imparfait du sol, périodiquement inondé, et à des humus > 14 cm d’épaisseur. L’occurrence de ces espèces de fougères dans les érablières est aussi corrélée à la densité de cerfs de Virginie sur le territoire. Nous avons testé, dans 2 expériences, divers traitements pour favoriser la régénération en érable dans des érablières envahies par Dennstaedtia punctilobula. Seule la combinaison du chaulage et soit de la fauche soit de l’écrasement à répétition des fougères a accru considérablement la densité de semis d’érable après 3 à 5 ans, atteignant 15 à 28 semis/m2. L’écrasement à répétition des fougères ou la pose d’ombrières en sous-bois a aussi réduit de 30 % et plus la densité et la hauteur des fougères. Les observations mettent en lumière la dynamique complexe entre l’ouverture du couvert forestier, l’occurrence de fougères envahissantes, les conditions de fertilité du sol et le broutage par les cerfs, qui influencent l’abondance de la régénération en érable dans les érablières.

THE BIOLOGY OF CANADIAN WEEDS.: 26. Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) Moore

1977 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 1159-1168 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM J. CODY ◽  
CLIFFORD W. CROMPTON ◽  
IVAN V. HALL
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Biological Information ◽  
Herbaceous Species ◽  
Appalachian Region ◽  
Lowbush Blueberry ◽  
Dennstaedtia Punctilobula

A summary of biological information on Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) Moore, hay-scented fern, is presented. It has a native perennial herbaceous species of North America which has its center of distribution in the Appalachian region. In Canada it is found from the East Coast to Ontario. It is a weed in native lowbush blueberry fields, upland pastures and roadsides, particularly in the eastern parts of its range, where it forms dense colonies.

PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS IN FERNS: I. A SURVEY OF SOME FERNS FOR CINNAMIC ACID AND BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVES

1967 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 585-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce A. Bohm ◽  
Rolla M. Tryon
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Protocatechuic Acid ◽  
Sinapic Acid ◽  
Syringic Acid ◽  
Hydroxybenzoic Acid ◽  
Benzoic Acids ◽  
Coumaric Acid ◽  
Cinnamic Acids ◽  
Benzoic Acid Derivatives ◽  
Dennstaedtia Punctilobula

Forty-six ferns, representing 28 genera and 8 families, were examined for hydroxylated cinnamic acids and benzoic acids. In most plants examined the "basic complement" of cinnamic acids, p-coumaric, caffeic, and ferulic, was present. In these plants p-hydroxybenzoic acid, protocatechuic acid, and vanillic acid were generally also present. Of much more limited distribution were sinapic acid, syringic acid, and o-coumaric acid. Coumarin was shown to be present in Dennstaedtia punctilobula, the only fern tested which possessed this type of compound. The data available from three ferns reported in the literature are also included in this survey; one represents an additional family and one represents an additional genus.An experiment with DL-phenylalanine-1-14C and DL-phenylalanine-3-14C and Cyathea arborea showed the incorporation of label into p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid, and ferulic acid.

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