familyDryopteridaceae
genusWoodsia
speciesWoodsia scopulina
subspeciesWoodsia scopulina subsp. appalachiana
Woodsia scopulina subsp. appalachiana
Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 19: 58. 1993.
Endemic
Basionym: Woodsia appalachiana Amer. Fern J. 37: 88. 1947
Synonyms: Woodsia scopulina var. appalachiana (T. M. C. Taylor) C. V. Morton
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
Scales of stems and petiole bases mostly bicolored with broad, usually continuous, dark central stripe, scales narrowly lanceolate. Pinnae with longest hairs composed of 5–8 cells. Indusial segments broad, not at all filamentous. Spores averaging 39–46 µm. 2n = 76.
Phenology: Sporulating summer–fall.
Habitat: Shaded cracks and ledges on cliffs, mostly subacidic shale and sandstone
Elevation: 300–1700 m
Distribution
Ark., Ky., N.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.