Adiantum gertrudis
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Adiantum gertrudis is a threatened species of fern
that occurs in central South America. One locus of occurrence of A. gertrudis is within central Chile
at the La Campana National Park
.. A morphological trait unique to A. gertrudis is the hairs covering its fronds.
Fern
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...
that occurs in central South America. One locus of occurrence of A. gertrudis is within central Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
at the La Campana National Park
La Campana National Park
La Campana National Park is located in the Cordillera de la Costa, Quillota Province, in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. La Campana National Park and the Vizcachas Mountains lie northwest of Santiago...
.. A morphological trait unique to A. gertrudis is the hairs covering its fronds.
Sources
- Chilebosque (2011) Adiantum gertrudis species information.
- Michael Hassler and Brian Swale (2002) Adiantum genus http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/fern/adiantum.htm
- C. Michael Hogan (2008) Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg