Sitobolium punctilobulum (Michaux) Desvaux. Common name: Hay-scented Fern, Pasture Fern, Boulder Fern. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Rocky or dry woodlands and forests, rock outcrops, pastures, clearings, roadbanks. Distribution: NS and QC west to MI, south to NC, n. GA, n. AL, and AR, progressively more montane southward.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, Triana-Moreno et al (2023); Nephrodium punctlobulum Michx.; = Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T.Moore — Ar, C, F, FNA2, G, Il, K4, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S13, Sf, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV. Basionym: Nephrodium punctlobulum Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Dennstaedtia punctilobula - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Midwest: UPL (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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© Alan Cressler: Sitobolium punctilobulum, Blood Mountain, Blood Mountain Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, Union Country, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source
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