Gymnocarpium appalachianum Pryer and Haufler
Detail
- Family
- Cystopteridaceae
- Botanical Name
- Gymnocarpium appalachianum Pryer and Haufler
- Common Name
- Appalachian Oak Fern
- Synonym(s)
- Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman, in part
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Gymnocarpium appalachianum Pryer & Haufler
- Comments
- This species is a broad Central Appalachian endemic. Syst. Bot. 18:150-172 (1993) has helpful line drawings illustrating the cryptic differences between Gymnocarpium species.
- Habitat
- Mesic to dry-mesic, rocky montane forests and boulder fields, at medium to high elevations. Infrequent in the wc. and nw. mountains but may be numerous where found; occurs on various rock types but most frequently and abundantly on the base-rich metabasalt (greenstone) of the northern Blue Ridge.
- Native Status
- Native
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