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Hymenophyllaceae
Vandenboschia

not marked as a favorite taxon Vandenboschia boschiana (J.W. Sturm ex Bosch) Ebihara & K. Iwatsuki. Common name: Appalachian Filmy Fern. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: On rock outcrops, usually vertical or overhanging, usually in deeply shaded grottoes receiving seepage or spray from waterfalls. Distribution: W. VA, se. OH (Hocking Co.), s. IN, s. IL south to w. NC and nw. SC, n. GA, wc. AL (Hale County in the Coastal Plain; Yawn et al. 2024), and ne. MS (Menapace, Davison, & Webb 1998); disjunct in the Ozarks of nw. AR; reports of its disjunction in Mexico (CHI) are apparently false reports. See Belden et al. (2004) for more details on the first documented Virginia occurrence.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Il, K4, Va, Ebihara et al (2006); = Trichomanes boschianum Sturm — Ar, C, F, FNA2, G, NS, POWO, RAB, S13, Sf, Tn, W, WV; < Trichomanes radicans Sw., misapplied. Basionym: Trichomanes boschianum Sturm 1861

Links to other floras: = Trichomanes boschianum - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 1

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image #1 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Alan Cressler: Vandenboschia boschiana, Harrisburg Gulf, Pigeon Mountain, Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Walker County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Tim Koles CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Alan Cressler: Vandenboschia boschiana, Cumberland Plateau, Franklin County, Tennessee 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Alan Cressler: Vandenboschia boschiana, Sipsey Fork Wild and Scenic River, William B. Bankhead National Forest, Winston County, Alabama 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Alan Cressler: Vandenboschia boschiana, Oconee County, South Carolina 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Alan Cressler: Vandenboschia boschiana, Cumberland Plateau, Franklin County, Tennessee 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Alan Cressler: Vandenboschia boschiana, on 'Puddingstone', Eutaw Formation, Cretaceous Age, Coastal Plain Canyon, Hale County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Alan Cressler: Leptogramma burksiorum (right), and Vandenboschia boschiana (left), Winston County, Alabama 2 by Alan Cressler source
image #14 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Alan Cressler: Vandenboschia boschiana, Oconee County, South Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Alan Cressler: Vandenboschia boschiana, on 'Puddingstone', Eutaw Formation, Cretaceous Age, Coastal Plain Canyon, Hale County, Alabama 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #19 of Vandenboschia boschiana© Alan Cressler: Vandenboschia boschiana, Red Lines Shelter, Franklin County, Tennessee 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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