Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn ssp. glabella

Locations ofPellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn ssp. glabella in Virginia

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Family
Pteridaceae
Botanical Name
Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn ssp. glabella
Common Name
Smooth Cliff-brake
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn ssp glabella
Comments
This ssp. is the wide-ranging agamosporous tetraploid; diploids are known only from Missouri, to date.
Habitat
Dry, exposed outcrops of limestone and dolostone, often in crevices of vertical cliffs; rarely on masonry walls. Local and infrequent to rare in the Ridge and Valley region of the mountains.
Native Status
Native

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