Bommeria hispida (Mettenius ex Kuhn) Underwood. Common name: Hispid Bommer Fern, Copper Fern, Hairy Bommer. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Exposed rock. Distribution: W. TX, NM, and AZ south to Mexico (many states); Nicaragua; disjunct in w. SC on a rock cut from 1961 (see McMillan et al. [2018] for details of the discovery of this species in our area.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA2, K4, Meso1, Mex, NS, Tx, TxFerns, McMillan et al (2018); = Hemionitis hispida (Mett. ex Kuhn) Christenh. — POWO, Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng (2018); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Gymnogramma hispida Mett. 1869
Links to other floras: = Bommeria hispida - FNA2
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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© Alan Cressler: Bommeria hispida, Santa Cruz County, Arizona 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Bommeria hispida, Cattail Canyon, Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas 5 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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