Myriopteris gracillima J. Sm.
lace fern (lace lipfern)
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
lace fern (lace lipfern)
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial in clumps from a short compact rhizome.
Leaves:
Broadly lanceolate, 5-25 cm long, clustered, hairy with branched hairs and whitish scales, 3-pinnate; ultimate segments round, 0.5-3 mm long, with densely orange-woolly branched hairs and small scales on the lower surface.
Illustration
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
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Myriopteris gracillima
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) |
1545 | 1311 | 1780 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
52 | 22 | 82 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
136 | 94 | 180 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
2 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
MS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
MS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry rocks and rock crevices in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; rare in extreme S BC; S to MT, UT, NV and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cheilanthes gracillima M.E. Jones