Read more in Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas.
Read about the discovery of this fern in the Jocassee Gorges of South Carolina.
Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
LESS THAN Cheilanthes sinuata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Pellaea sp.
COMMON NAME:
Wavy Cloak Fern, Wavy Scaly Cloak Fern
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Ed Pivorun ebp_astrolepis_sinuata
December Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Some consider Astrolepis to be the most sun-tolerant of the xerophytic ferns, per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas.
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Ed Pivorun ebp_astrolepis_sinuata2
December Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Pinnae alternate, oblong with short petioles, cut 1/3 to 1/2 way to midvein, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
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Ed Pivorun ebp_astrolepis_sinuata2b
December Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Longest pinnae 7-35mm long, deeply symmetrically lobed with 6-14 lobes, per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas.
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Ed Pivorun ebp_astrolepis_sinuata3
December Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Lower surface covered w hairy scales. Sori continuous along reflexed margin, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
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Ed Pivorun ebp_astrolepis_sinuata7
December Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
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Ed Pivorun ebp_astrolepis_sinuata7b
December Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges