Woodsia scopulina D.C. Eaton
mountain cliff fern (Rocky Mountain woodsia)
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
mountain cliff fern (Rocky Mountain woodsia)
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Species Information
General:
Deciduous perennial in large clusters arising from a short rhizome.
Leaves:
Broadly lanceolate, 8-35 cm long, 2-7 cm wide with non-jointed stipes and 2-pinnate blades; rachis and segments with multicellular glandular and non-glandular hairs.
Notes:
Two subspecies are reported from BC by Windham (1993b) but the differences are minor and few botanists would be able to separate the ssp. scopulina from ssp. laurentiana in the field.
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 Woodsia scopulina
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) |
982 | 230 | 2354 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
51 | 0 | 160 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
193 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 0 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
333 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(1), BAFA(1), BG(17), CWH(3), ESSF(19), ICH(73), IDF(98), MS(48), PP(56), SBPS(2), SBS(7), SWB(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Dry to mesic rocky crevices and scree slopes, from the lowland and steppe to subalpine zones; frequent in W BC and in SC BC, mostly south of 55degreeN; N to AK and YT, E to PQ and S to SD, WY, CO, NM, AZ and CA, disjunct in VA, TN and AR.Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Woodsia scopulina var. scopulina