General:
Evergreen perennial in dense clumps from a short rhizome.

Leaves:
Broadly diamond-shaped, 5-25 cm long, 3- to 4-pinnate into narrow linear segments, 3-10 mm long, segments of sterile leaves broader than those of fertile leaves.

Notes:
East of the Coast-Cascade Mountains this species is restricted to serpentine rock outcrops.

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cheilanthes densa
Cheilanthes siliquosa Maxon
Cryptogramma densa (Brack.) Diels
Onychium densum Brack.
Pellaea densa (Brack.) Hook.