Woodsia
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Woodsia is a genus of fern
s in the family Woodsiaceae
. It includes the following species :
Fern
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...
s in the family Woodsiaceae
Woodsiaceae
Woodsiaceae or Cliff Fern is a family of fern within the Aspleniales order....
. It includes the following species :
- Woodsia alpinaWoodsia alpinaWoodsia alpina, commonly known as Alpine Woodsia, is a fern found in northern latitudes in North America and Eurasia. Also known as Northern Woodsia or Alpine Cliff Fern, it is typically found in crevices, scree slopes and cliffs containing slate and calcareous rocks, especially...
(Bolton) S. F. Gray - Woodsia appalachiana T. M. C. Taylor
- Woodsia cochisensis Windham
- Woodsia glabella R. Br. ex Richards.
- Woodsia ilvensisWoodsia ilvensisWoodsia ilvensis, commonly known as Oblong Woodsia, is a fern found in North America and northern Eurasia. Also known as Rusty Woodsia or Rusty Cliff Fern, it is typically found on sunny, exposed cliffs and rocky slopes and on thin, dry, acidic soils.-Distribution:Its distribution is circumpolar...
(L.) R. Br. - Woodsia indusiosaWoodsia indusiosaWoodsia indusiosa is a species of fern in the Woodsiaceae family. It is endemic to China. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
H. Christ - Woodsia mexicana FéeAntoine Laurent Apollinaire FéeAntoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée was a French botanist who was born in Ardentes, 7 November 1789, and died in Paris on 21 May 1874. He was the author of works on botany and mycology, practical and historical pharmacology, Darwinism, and his experiences in several regions of Europe.-Biography:Fée...
- Woodsia neomexicana Windham
- Woodsia obtusaWoodsia obtusaWoodsia obtusa is a common rock fern of Appalachia and eastern North America. It prefers a calcareous substrate, but also grows in neutral soils. It may grow on rock faces or in scree....
(Spreng.) Torr. - Woodsia oreganaWoodsia oreganaWoodsia oregana, the Oregon cliff fern, is a perennial plant in the Wood fern family .This plant is native to a large part of the western and northern United States and Canada.-External links:****...
D. C. Eat. - Woodsia phillipsii Windham
- Woodsia plummeraeWoodsia plummeraeWoodsia plummerae is a species of fern known by the common name Plummer's cliff fern. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in rocky habitat in deserts and other areas. It has leaves up to 25 centimeters long with flexible reddish or purplish rachises...
Lemmon - Woodsia scopulinaWoodsia scopulinaWoodsia scopulina is a perennial plant in the Wood fern family .This plant is native to the western and northern United States and Canada. W. scopulina is a small fern, 10-20 centimeters in size, which grows in mesic to dry rock crevices.-External links:*****...
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