Hemionitis palmata L.
Strawberry leaf fern, star fern, palm fern, powder fern
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6/5/2024 · Saint Marten, Leeward Islands · By Heather A. Kent 
6/5/2024 · Saint Marten, Leeward Islands · By Heather A. Kent 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Pteridophyta | Ferns |
| Class | Filicopsida | “Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns |
| Order | Polypodiales | Polypod ferns |
| Family | Pteridaceae | Ferns that grow on rocks (mostly) |
| Genus | Hemionitis | From Greek hemionos, ”mule,“ because these plants were once believed to be sterile |
| Species | palmata | Lobed like a hand |
Hemionitis palmata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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