Pellaea mucronata subsp. californica
Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 19: 42. 1993.
Endemic
Basionym: Pellaea wrightiana var. californica Lemmon Ferns Pacif. Coast, 10. 1882
Synonyms: Pellaea compacta Pellaea mucronata var. californica (Lemmon) Munz & I. M. Johnston
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
Leaf-blade usually 2-pinnate proximally; pinnae ascending and overlapping, especially in distal portion of leaf.
Phenology: Sporulating summer–fall.
Habitat: Cliffs and rocky slopes, usually on granitic substrates
Elevation: 1800–3000 m
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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interrupted +
vertical +
3-celled +
mucronate +
prominent +
(2-)3-pinnate +
not striate +
herbaceous +
absent +
dull +
ovate-deltate +
leathery +
dentate +
greenish +
black +
lighter +
straight +
much longer +
10mm;70mm +
villous +
Calif. +
prominent +
lacking +
marginal +
asymmetric +
green +
aboveground +
glabrous +
obcordate;reniform +
abundant +
longitudinal +
single +
commonly +
2-pinnate +
monomorphic +
clustered;widely scattered +
clustered +
dimorphic +
revolute +
erose-dentate +
brown +
recurved +
revolute +
thin +
complex +
grooved +
dark-brown +
lustrous +
flattened +
ascending +
Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. +
1993 +
grooved +
brown +
straight +
ascending +
glabrous +
elevated +
2;3 +
scattered +
bicolored +
persistent +
few +
linear-subulate +
confluent +
reflexed +
defined +
fertile +
confluent +
Endemic +
short-stalked +
concealing +
trilete +
dark colored +
lustrous +
terrestrial +
small +
branched +
stout +
creeping +
ascending +
continuous +
Pellaea mucronata subsp. californica +
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subspecies +
glabrous +
leathery +
single +
pinnate +
divergent +
free +
obscure +
forked +
perennial +