Cyrtomium fortunei J. Smith
Fortune’s holly-fern
Cyrtomium de Fortune
Ostasiatischer Sichelfarn
Séchelfar
Class: Pteridopsida
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Status
R – extremely rare
Description
Cyrtomium fortunei var. clivicola – first erroneously identified as Cyrtomium falcatum – was observed, on the 4th of July 2020, by Jo Goergen and Patrick Thommes in a ditch near Esch-sur-Sûre. To our knowledge, this is the first documented naturalized occurrence in Luxembourg of this popular garden fern.
Further information
Krippel, Y. & P. Thommes, 2021. Cyrtomium fortunei J. Sm. (Dryopteridaceae) and other garden escaped ferns in Luxembourg. Bull. Soc. Nat. luxemb. 123: 21-28.
Suggested citation of this webpage
Krippel, Y., 2022. Cyrtomium fortunei J. Smith . In: Online atlas of the pteridophytes of Luxembourg. URL: https://pteridophytes.lu/cyrtomium-fortunei/ [02.12.2022].