Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern — Woodsia obtusa (Sprengel) Torrey ssp. obtusa

Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern (Woodsia obtusa)

This deciduous fern of rock outcrops is found throughout North Carolina, most common in the Mountains, rare in the Coastal Plain.

Wake Co., NC 5/30/11.

Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern (Woodsia obtusa)

Wake Co., NC 5/30/11.

Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern (Woodsia obtusa)

Wake Co., NC 5/30/11.

Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern (Woodsia obtusa)

Wake Co., NC 5/30/11.

Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern (Woodsia obtusa)

Madison Co., NC 4/9/2012.

Blunt-lobed Cliff Fern (Woodsia obtusa)

Madison Co., NC 4/9/2012.

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