Some ultimate segments (especially terminal segments) with hairlike scales abaxially near midrib; most sporangia containing 32 spores; spores averaging 60–72 µm diam. n = 2n = 116, apogamous.

Phenology: Sporulating summer–fall.
Habitat: Calcareous cliffs and ledges, usually on limestone substrates
Elevation: 0–1200 m

Distribution

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Ont., Que., Ark., Conn., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Nebr., N.Y., Ohio, Okla., Pa., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

G. J. Gastony (1988) has shown that this apogamous tetraploid was derived from Pellaea glabella subsp. missouriensis by an autopolyploid increase in chromosome number.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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