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Vittaria appalachiana

Vittaria appalachiana Farrar & Mickel

Appalachian Shoestring Fern

Vittariaceae (Shoestring Fern Family)

USDA Symbol: VIAP2

Vittaria appalachiana (Appalachian shoestring fern) #64031

Image Information

Photographer: Cressler, Alan
County: Fentress
State: TN
Location Notes: Gwinn Cove Rock Shelter.
Accession date: 2018-11-15
Filename: A_C_IMG6107.JPG
Slide Index: 2134789881_32ebe1151b_o.jpg
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Landscape
Shot: Close-up of plants. Photographer's note: "The Appalachian shoestring fern only exit as a gametophyte in protected silica based rock habitats throughout the Appalachian Plateau region. They always grow in very low light conditions with ample humidity but not in contact with water. The species reproduces by multi-cell gemmae that form on the apex cells of the gametophyte lobes. The gemmae are transported by small animals like salamanders. The fern is rather abundant in proper habitats. The only species of Vittaria in the U.S. that produces sporophytes is Vittaria lineata."
Date Taken: 2007-12-22
NPIN Image Id: 64031

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By: Joseph A. Marcus
Date: 2018-11-15

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