Physematium scopulinum
Physematium scopulinum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
Family: | Woodsiaceae |
Genus: | Woodsia |
Species: | W. scopulina
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Binomial name | |
Woodsia scopulina |
Woodsia scopulina, the Rocky Mountain woodsia, is a perennial fern in the family Woodsiaceae.
This plant is native to the western and northern United States and Canada. W. scopulina is a small fern, 10-20 centimeters in size, which grows in mesic to dry rock crevices.[1]
References
- ^ Dale H. Witt, Janet E. Marsh, and Robin B. Bovey, Mosses Lichens and Ferns of Northwest North America (Edmonton: Lone Pine, 1988), p. 273
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Washington Burke Museum
- Photo gallery