Woodsia scopulina
Encyclopedia
Woodsia scopulina is a perennial plant in the Wood fern family (Dryopteridaceae
).
This plant is native to the western and northern United States
and Canada
. W. scopulina is a small fern, 10-20 centimeters in size, which grows in mesic
to dry rock crevices.
Dryopteridaceae
Dryopteridaceae, is a family of leptosporangiate ferns in the order Polypodiales. They are known colloquially as the wood ferns. They comprise about 1700 species and have a cosmopolitan distribution. They may be terrestrial, epipetric, hemiepiphytic, or epiphytic. Many are cultivated as...
).
This plant is native to the western and northern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. W. scopulina is a small fern, 10-20 centimeters in size, which grows in mesic
Mesic habitat
In ecology, a mesic habitat is a type of habitat with a moderate or well-balanced supply of moisture, e.g., a mesic forest, a temperate hardwood forest, or dry-mesic prairie. Compared to a dry habitat, a mesic habitat is moister....
to dry rock crevices.