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Rocky Mountain woodsia

Woodsia scopulina

The Rocky Mountain woodsia is a lovely fern that grows in rocky places. Its delicate, green leaves make it look like a tiny forest all on its own!

Lebensraum: Mountain regions

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The Rocky Mountain woodsia is a small, delicate fern with lacy, twice-pinnately compound fronds that are often covered in tiny glandular hairs, giving them a slightly fuzzy look. Its short, brownish stems emerge in tufts from rocky crevices. The bright green fronds unfurl like tiny coiled spirals.

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Rocky Mountain woodsia
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Rocky Mountain woodsia

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Ferns are ancient plants, much older than flowering plants, like living fossils!

Instead of seeds, this fern uses millions of tiny spores to create new plants!

Its name 'woodsia' honors a famous botanist who loved discovering new plants!

This fern unrolls its new fronds in a spiral shape called a fiddlehead!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rock Anchor

Rocky Mountain woodsia has roots that can anchor firmly into tiny rock crevices, helping it survive where other plants can't.

Fähigkeit

Spore Power

Rocky Mountain woodsia reproduces using tiny spores, which are light enough to be carried by the wind to new locations.

Fähigkeit

Cold Crusader

Rocky Mountain woodsia can withstand cold temperatures and harsh mountain winds, helping it thrive in alpine environments.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-25 cm
Ausbreitung
10-30 cm
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Mule deer may nibble its fronds.

eaten by

Elk

Cervus canadensis

Elk sometimes browse its fronds.

shelters

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Ants might shelter under its fronds.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch wild plants, as some can be delicate.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Rocky Mountain woodsia?

10-25 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Rocky Mountain woodsia?

10-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Rocky Mountain woodsia?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Rocky Mountain woodsia?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Rocky Mountain woodsia?

Mehrjährig

Wo findet man Rocky Mountain woodsia normalerweise?

Mountain regions

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