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Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Asplenium montanum
FAMILY
Aspleniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Asplenium montanum
FAMILY
Aspleniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 013-01-009:
Asplenium montanum
FAMILY
Aspleniaceae
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Spleenwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_asmo2_001_lvd
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Emily B. Sessa ebs_amontanum_8089
April
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Emily B. Sessa ebs_amontanum_8097
April
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Emily B. Sessa ebs_amontanum_8098
April
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Emily B. Sessa ebs_amontanum_8112b
April
Sori few, 2-4 per segment, of varying lengths following the diverging veins, per Ferns of the Smokies.
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JK Marlow jkm190423_7635
April Oconee County SC
Jocassee Gorges
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JK Marlow jkm190423_7637
April Oconee County SC
Jocassee Gorges
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Keith Bradley kab_a_montanum_5371
April Avery County NC
Pisgah National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120505_226
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Small, delicate, bluish-green, slightly leathery, more drooping than erect, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
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JK Marlow jkm160702_202
July Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm160702_204
July Jackson County NC
Sori few, mostly elliptical or narrow, often massing together at maturity, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.