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Woodsia plummerae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Class
  
Polypodiopsida

Family
  
Woodsiaceae

Scientific name
  
Woodsia plummerae

Division
  
Pteridophyta

Order
  
Polypodiales

Genus
  
Woodsia

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Woodsia oregana, Woodsia scopulina, Woodsia glabella, Woodsia obtusa, Woodsia alpina

Woodsia plummerae is a species of fern known by the common name Plummer's cliff fern. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in rocky habitat in deserts and other areas. It has leaves up to 25 centimeters long with flexible reddish or purplish rachises covered in glandular hairs. The blade is made up of several pairs of leaflets which are subdivided into multilobed or toothed small segments.

The species is named in honor of American botanist Sarah Plummer Lemmon.

References

Woodsia plummerae Wikipedia