Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.
parsley fern (American rockbrake)
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
parsley fern (American rockbrake)
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Cryptogramma acrostichoides
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Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial in clumps from a compact rhizome.
Leaves:
Densely tufted, overwintering, the stipes of old leaves persisting at the base; sterile leaves spreading, oblong-triangular, 5-20 cm long, 2- to 3-pinnate, their segments oblong or egg-shaped; fertile leaves erect, narrowly triangular, their segments linear, 3-12 mm long.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Cryptogramma acrostichoides
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1076 | 30 | 2333 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
51 | 0 | 200 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
184 | 2 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
377 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(8), BWBS(2), CMA(2), CWH(49), ESSF(64), ICH(162), IDF(24), MH(9), MS(29), SBS(13), SWB(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Dry rocks from the lowland to alpine zones; frequent in coastal BC, infrequent in SC BC; amphiberingian, N to AK, YT and NT, E to ON and S to MI, NM, AZ and CA; E Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cryptogramma crispa subsp. acrostichoides (R. Br.) Hultén
Cryptogramma crispa subsp. acrostichoides
Cryptogramma crispa var. acrostichoides