Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.

Sweet Fern

Synonyms: Myrica aspleniifolia, Myrica peregrina, Liquidambar peregrina

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Myricaceae

Genus: Comptonia

Species: Comptonia peregrina

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Comptonia peregrina