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Aspidotis
Sign in to saveAspidotis is a small genus of leptosporangiate ferns known commonly as laceferns. Most species are native to slopes, ridges, and rocky outcroppings, primarily in California and Mexico, although one species included in the genus by some authorities is widely distributed in eastern Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilyPteridaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 17
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Collections
- CAS, MIN, VT, UF, OSU
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, United States, Canada, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cheilanthoideae
- Image
- Aspidotis densa BB-1913.jpg
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- taxon name
- Aspidotis
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- Category:Aspidotis
- Commons category
- Aspidotis
- taxon common name
- lacefern
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Ecology
- Etymology
- References
Aspidotis is a small genus of leptosporangiate ferns known commonly as laceferns. Most species are native to slopes, ridges, and rocky outcroppings, primarily in California and Mexico, although one species included in the genus by some authorities is widely distributed in eastern Africa.
==Description== Members of Aspidotis are small ferns, with shiny, tufted fronds generally less than 35 centimeters long (although A. schimperi may be larger). Fertile leaves have false indusia formed by the leaves' inrolled margins, which partially conceal the spore-bearing sori.
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