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Woodsia scopulina subsp. appalachiana
Photo is of parent taxon
Pinnae

with longest hairs composed of 5–8 cells.
Spores

averaging 39–46 µm. 2n = 76.
Scales

of stems and petiole bases mostly bicolored with broad, usually continuous, dark central stripe, scales narrowly lanceolate.
Indusial

segments broad, not at all filamentous.

Woodsia scopulina subsp. appalachiana
Phenology Sporulating summer–fall.
Habitat Shaded cracks and ledges on cliffs, mostly subacidic shale and sandstone
Elevation 300–1700 m (1000–5600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AR; KY; NC; TN; VA; WV
Source FNA vol. 2.
Parent taxa Dryopteridaceae > Woodsia > Woodsia scopulina
Sibling taxa
W. scopulina subsp. laurentiana, W. scopulina subsp. scopulina
Synonyms W. appalachiana, W. scopulina var. appalachiana
Name authority (T. M. C. Taylor) Windham: Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 19: 58. (1993)
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