Woodsia oregana subsp. oregana

D. C. Eaton
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
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Cells on pinnule margins regular in shape, margins appearing entire; adaxial epidermal-cells averaging less than 120 µm. Spores averaging 39–45 µm. 2n = 76.


Phenology: Sporulating summer–fall.
Habitat: Cliffs and rocky slopes, usually on granitic or volcanic substrates
Elevation: 100–2800 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Sask., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.

Discussion

The leaves of Woodsia oregana subsp. oregana tend to be narrower and less glandular than those of subsp. cathcartiana. The two subspecies hybridize in the narrow region of sympatry; hybrids are sterile triploids with malformed spores.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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glabrescent +  and moderately glandular +
acute +  and rounded +
Michael D. Windham +
D. C. Eaton +
swollen +
simple to commonly +
pinnate-pinnatifid;linear-lanceolate;narrowly ovate +
reduced +
roundish +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Sask. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Wash. +  and Wyo. +
100–2800 m +
often +  and glabrous +
occasional +
Cliffs and rocky slopes, usually on granitic or volcanic substrates +
uniseriate +
dissected +
monomorphic +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
not articulate +
reddish-brown +  and dark purple +
Sporulating summer–fall. +
not articulate +
longer than wide +
Canad. Naturalist & Quart. J. Sci. +
round +, cuplike +, hoodlike +, reniform +, falcate +  and linear +
2 +  and 3 +
bicolored;brown +
persistent +
occasional +
hairlike;lanceolate +
not spiny;entire;dentate +
scale-like +
filamentous +
discrete +
cristate +
dictyostelic +, unbranched +  and branched +
erect +  and ascending +
Woodsia oregana subsp. oregana +
Woodsia oregana +
subspecies +
expanded +
oblong +  and round +
on rock +  and terrestrial +
epiphytic +  and hemiepiphytic +
41 +, 39 +  and 38 +