Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis L.

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Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive Fern) is a species of perennial herb in the family Onocleaceae. They are native to Eastern North America, Canada, The Contiguous United States, North America, and Saint-Pierre Et Miquelon. They have pinnatifid leaves. They have alternation of generations.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/eastern_north_america
Definition: From the Atlantic to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6251999

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255149

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3424932

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/pinnatifid
Definition: leaves with pinnate lobes that are not discrete, remaining sufficiently connected to each other that they are not separate leaflets.
Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnation

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/alternatingReproduction
Definition: Organisms with a life cycle that features alternation of generations with sexual and asexual reproduction.

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EOL has data for 12 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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lake
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000252
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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river bank
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000143
- Definition: The sloping margin of a river, serving to confine it to its natural channel.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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leaf arrangement
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0006014
- Definition: phyllotaxy. A leaf morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is the arrangement of the leaves on the shoot of a plant.
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close/approximate
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/close
- Definition: borne close together, but not fused
- Attribution: https://biolwww.usask.ca/rareplants_sk/root/htm/en/researcher/5_gloss.php#R
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Leaf Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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pinnatifid
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/pinnatifid
- Definition: leaves with pinnate lobes that are not discrete, remaining sufficiently connected to each other that they are not separate leaflets.
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnation
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leaf venation shape
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000562
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catadromous (leaves)
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/catadromous
- Definition: a venation pattern in which the first vein in a given segment arises on the side of the leaf segment toward the base
- Attribution: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/glossary/glossary-details/?irn=429
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life cycle habit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0002725
- Definition: Determined for type of life cycle being annual, biennial, perennial etc.
- Comment: The life cycle habit indicates the typical duration of an individual plant's life. Common values are annual, biennial, and perennial. Some plants have different durations depending on environment or location, so a plant can have more than one value.
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perennial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
- Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Eastern North America
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/eastern_north_america
- Definition: From the Atlantic to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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herb
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
- Definition: whole plant herbaceous
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reproduction
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000003
- Definition: The production of new individuals that contain some portion of genetic material inherited from one or more parent organisms
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alternation of generations
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/alternatingReproduction
- Definition: Organisms with a life cycle that features alternation of generations with sexual and asexual reproduction.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Sensitive fern. View this species on GBIF

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Sensitive fern includes 1 child:

Onoclea sensibilis var. interrupta Maxim.