long beech fern

Phegopteris connectilis

Habitat 3

Moist alpine cliff ledges and rocky slopes.

Distribution 3

Yukon: Central Yukon and expected in southeast and southwest.
North America: Widespread throughout North America excluding southern United States
World: Circumboreal

Distinguishing Features 3

Indusia absent; fronds borne singly along a cordlike rhizome, fronds pinnate-pinnatifid; blades triangular, longer than broad.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32005048@N06/4729678921
  2. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/JCS-Phegopteris-connectilis-65563.JPG
  3. (c) L.G. Johanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Plant All (Plantae), Marsh Fern Family (Thelypteridaceae)