In the genus Tectaria, about 200 species are cited which are distributed in southwest Asia and the Pacific islands; for the Neotropics there are 25-30 species, especially in South America. The systematics of the genus Tectaria has been built mainly under a morphological approach. However, the high phenotypic plasticity of...
Ferns and lycophytes have different reproductive strategies that enable them to invade disturbed habitats and areas without vegetation. In this work, the presence, abundance and reproductive strategies of ferns that grow in soils of temperate forests in the Sierra Nevada, State of Mexico were studied. Four areas were chosen, in...