Paratype of Polypodium saximontanum Windham [family POLYPODIACEAE]

Herbarium
University of British Columbia (UBC), UBCV180372
Collection
Herbarium Specimens
Resource Type
Specimens
Collector
M.D. Windham, #0363B
Collection Date
1982/06/03
Locality
Colorado, Gunnison County, small tributary of Spring Creek at a point 2.15 km east-southeast of the summit of East Cement Mountain, Gunnison National Forest; Cement mountain Quadrangle (7.5 min.)UTM: 13 346650 4294460; Growing from ledge under slight overhang on cliff face ca. 5 m south of tributary creek. Well shaded & moderately moist. Shallow soil derived in situ from local Precambrian granite and organic detritus. Slope about 2- degrees, facing north. Assoc. genera Aquilegia, Rubus, Abies, Alnus, Pseudotsuga, Populus, Ribes. Montane coniferous forest.
Country
United States (United States)
Collection altitude
9200 feet
Identifications
Paratype of Polypodium saximontanum Windham [family POLYPODIACEAE] (stored under name); Verified by M.D. Windham, 1993/03
Polypodium amorphum Suksdorf [family POLYPODIACEAE]; Verified by M.D. Windham, 1982
Polypodium amorphum Suksdorf [family POLYPODIACEAE]; Verified by M.D. Windham, 1983/04
Notes
Abundance infrequent; favors ledges and cracks on north-facing cliffs. Five intact sporangia yielded ca. 64 spores each. Paraphyses are present and the rhizome scales are toothed and sclerotic.
Pages
1
Data last modified
2012-08-02
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