NameThatPlant.net: Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata

Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata FAMILY Pteridaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read about the discovery of this fern in the Jocassee Gorges of South Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata FAMILY Pteridaceae

COMMON NAME:
Wavy Cloak Fern, Wavy Scaly Cloak Fern

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata FAMILY Pteridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata FAMILY Pteridaceae

4214

Fern/Fern ally
Perennial

Habitat: Granitic outcrops and boulders, outcrops of acidic gneiss, per Weakley's Flora

Native to southwestern US, with disjunct populations in GA & w. SC

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen
1-pinnate-pinnatifid, with 30-60 pairs of pinnae

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

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