Vandenboschia boschiana (Sturm) Ebihara & K. Iwatsuki. Appalachian Filmy Fern. Phen: Jun-Sep. Hab: On rock outcrops, usually vertical or overhanging, usually in deeply shaded grottoes receiving seepage or spray from waterfalls. Dist: W. VA, se. OH (Hocking Co.), s. IN, s. IL south to w. NC and nw. SC, n. GA, n. AL, 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.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = Il, K3, K4, Va, Ebihara et al (2006); = Trichomanes boschianum Sturm – Ar, C, F, FNA2, G, K1, RAB, S13, Sf, Tn, W, WV; < Trichomanes radicans Sw., misapplied
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily: 1
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