Flora of North America species comparison

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Aspidotis densa

aspidote touffue, dense lace fern, Indian's-dream, lace fern, Oregon cliff brake, podfern, serpentine fern
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.

Aspidotis densa
Habitat Slopes, crevices, rocky outcrops, often on serpentine, sometimes in chaparral
Elevation 300–3400 m [1000–11200 ft]
Distribution
from FNA
CA; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; BC; QC
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Parent taxa Pteridaceae > Aspidotis
Sibling taxa
A. californica, A. carlotta-halliae
Synonyms Onychium densum, Cheilanthes siliquosa, Pellaea densa
Name authority (Brackenridge in Wilkes) Lellinger: Amer. Fern J. 58: 141. (1968)
Source FNA vol. 2. Treatment author: Alan R. Smith.
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