| Physematium obtusum | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Woodsiaceae |
| Genus: | Physematium |
| Species: | P. obtusum
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| Binomial name | |
| Physematium obtusum (Spreng.)
Torr.
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Physematium obtusum, the bluntlobe cliff fern, [2] is a common rock fern of Appalachia and eastern North America. It prefers a calcareous substrate, but also grows in neutral soils. It may grow on rock faces or in scree.
This fern is often confused with various ferns of the genus Cystopteris but is distinguished by its hairy nature.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Woodsia obtusa Blunt-lobe Cliff Fern". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Woodsia obtusa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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