Woodsia appalachiana T.M.C. Taylor

Locations ofWoodsia appalachiana T.M.C. Taylor in Virginia

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Family
Woodsiaceae
Botanical Name
Woodsia appalachiana T.M.C. Taylor
Common Name
Appalachian Woodsia, Appalachian Cliff Fern, Mountain Woodsia
Synonym(s)
Woodsia scopulina D.C. Eat. ssp. appalachiana (T.M.C. Taylor) Windham
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Woodsia appalachiana T.M.C. Taylor
Comments
Similar to, and often treated as a ssp. of, the western Woodsia scopulina D.C. Eat. See Flora of the Southeastern U.S. for a discussion of the relationship between these, and other, taxa.
Habitat
Shale barrens; cliffs and exposed outcrops of acidic sedimentary and felsic metamorphic rocks; occasionally on amphibolite and other basic rocks. Infrequent in the mountains and sw. Piedmont.
Native Status
Native

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