Aspidotis densa
Amer. Fern J. 58: 141. 1968.
Common names: Indian's dream aspidote touffue
Endemic
Basionym: Onychium densum Brackenridge in Wilkes, U.S. Expl. Exped. 16: 120, plate 13, fig. 2. 1854, 1855
Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa Maxon Pellaea densa (Brackenridge) Hooker
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
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
B.C., Que., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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