Dryopteris celsa |
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log fern |
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Leaves | monomorphic, dying back in winter, 65–120 × 15–30 cm. |
Petiole | 1/3 length of leaf, scaly at least at base; scales scattered, dark brown or tan with dark central stripe. |
Blade | green, ovate-lanceolate, gradually tapering to tip, pinnate-pinnatifid, herbaceous, not glandular. |
Pinnae | ± in plane of blade, lanceolate-ovate; basal pinnae linear-oblong, much reduced, basal pinnules longer than adjacent pinnules, basal basiscopic pinnule and basal acroscopic pinnule equal; pinnule margins crenately toothed. |
Indusia | lacking glands. |
Sori | midway between midvein and margin of segments. |
2n | = 164. |
Dryopteris celsa |
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Habitat | Seepage slopes, hammocks and logs in swamps, mostly on the Piedmont and Coastal Plain |
Elevation | 50–800 m (200–2600 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; DE; GA; IL; KY; LA; MD; MI; MO; NC; NJ; NY; PA; SC; TN; VA; WV
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Discussion | Dryopteris celsa is a fertile allotetraploid derived from hybridization between D. goldieana and D. ludoviciana. Dryopteris celsa hybridizes with six species; hybrids can usually be identified by the dark-striped scales. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 2. |
Parent taxa | Dryopteridaceae > Dryopteris |
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Synonyms | D. goldiana subsp. celsa |
Name authority | (W. Palmer) Knowlton: W. Palmer, & Pollard, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 13: 202. (1900) |
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