Aspidotis densa

(Brackenridge in Wilkes) Lellinger

Amer. Fern J. 58: 141. 1968.

Common names: Indian's dream aspidote touffue
Basionym: Onychium densum Brackenridge
Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa MaxonPellaea densa (Brackenridge) Hooker
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
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Leaves monomorphic or often somewhat dimorphic, 8–25 cm; fertile leaves more erect than sterile leaves, long-petioled, petioles often 2–5 times longer than blades, fertile blades with more ascending pinnae and narrower segments than sterile blades. Blade 3–4-pinnate, 2–10 cm, somewhat leathery. Ultimate segments linear, 3–8 mm; midrib prominent abaxially. Sori of mature blades continuous along length of segments except at apex; indusia linear, margins with 10–35, shallow, regular teeth or erose. 2n = 60.


Habitat: Slopes, crevices, rocky outcrops, often on serpentine, sometimes in chaparral
Elevation: 300–3400 m

Distribution

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B.C., Que., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.

Discussion

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Alan R. Smith +
(Brackenridge in Wilkes) Lellinger +
Onychium densum +
Indian's dream +  and aspidote touffue +
B.C. +, Que. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Wash. +  and Wyo. +
300–3400 m +
Slopes, crevices, rocky outcrops, often on serpentine, sometimes in chaparral +
Amer. Fern J. +
Cheilanthes siliquosa +  and Pellaea densa +
Aspidotis densa +
Aspidotis +
species +