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Woodsia scopulina subsp. scopulina
Rocky Mountain woodsia
Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family)

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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.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Scientific Name	Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Woodsia scopulina ssp. laurentiana	Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed
Woodsia scopulina ssp. scopulina	Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

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