Woodsia macrochlaena Mett. ex Kuhn

Species

Pteridophytes > Polypodiales > Woodsiaceae > Woodsia

Characteristics

Plants 5-16(-20) cm tall. Rhizomes short, erect or ascending, scaly at apex; scales brown, lanceolate, 3-4 mm, membranous. Fronds clustered; stipe stramineous, 1-7.5 cm, ca. 1 mm in diam., articulate at top, with sparse, brown, articulate hairs; lamina 2-pinnatifid, elliptic-lanceolate, 4-10 × 2-3 cm, herbaceous, densely covered with articulate hairs, especially abaxially, base slightly narrowed or not, apex acute; rachis similarly hairy; pinnae 7-10 pairs, connected to each other by wings except for basal pinnae, opposite, spreading or slightly oblique, sessile; middle pinnae slightly longer, elliptic-oblong, 7-11(-22) × 5-12 mm, base symmetrical, margin pinnatifid, lobes entire, apex obtuse. Veins obscure, pinnate, tips often enlarged to form hydathodes. Sori orbicular, terminal at tips of veinlets, submarginal; indusia cup-shaped, membranous, lacerate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.16
Root system rhizome
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Distribution

Woodsia macrochlaena world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17234930-1
WFO ID wfo-0001117195
COL ID 5C39D
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Synonyms

Woodsia macrochlaena Woodsia sinuata Woodsia japonica Woodsia frondosa