Description
Bundle of 5
At a Glance: A large evergreen fern with erect leaves forming a crown from a stout woody, scaly rhizome, that grows mostly in moist forests.
Leaves: Stipe is dry-scaly, blade is lance-shaped, erect to arching, once-pinnate. Leaflets alternate, pointed sharp-toothed with incurved spine tips, each with a small lobe pointing forward at the bottom.
SORI: spore producing structures are large circular, about halfway between the midvein and the margin. Indusium round with fringed margins, centrally attached.
Growing Conditions:
| Sun/Shade Tolerance | Hydrology | Elevation Range |
| Part sun/shade 40%-60%
Shade 20%-40% |
Dry
Moist
|
Low elevations
Mid elevations
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References:
MacKinnon, A., Pojar, J., & Alaback, P. B. (1994). Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Richmond, Wash: Lone Pine Publishing.
