Woodsia alpina

Alpine woodsia

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Woodsiaceae
Genus: Woodsia
Species:
W. alpina
Binomial name
Woodsia alpina
(Bolton) Gray[1]

Woodsia alpina, commonly known as alpine woodsia, is a fern found in northern latitudes in North America and Eurasia.[2] Also known as northern woodsia or alpine cliff fern, it is typically found in crevices, scree slopes and cliffs containing slate and calcareous rocks, especially limestone.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Plants profile: Woodsia alpina (Bolton) Gray" USDA. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Flora of North America: Woodsia alpina" efloras.org. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Woodsia alpina" Rook.org. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lusby was invoked but never defined (see the help page).