OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Hymenophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vandenboschia boschiana   FAMILY Hymenophyllaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trichomanes boschianum   FAMILY Hymenophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Vandenboschia boschiana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Trichomanes boschianum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 009-01-001:

Trichomanes boschianum   FAMILY Hymenophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)

Trichomanes boschianum

 

COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Filmy-fern, Appalachian Bristle Fern


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_trbo_001_lvd

        

image of Vandenboschia boschiana, Appalachian Filmy-fern, Appalachian Bristle Fern

Tricia Kyzer    tkz_20180116_161228_158

January        SC

Pinnae much-dissected, irregularly cut or lobed, blunt-tipped, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).

image of Vandenboschia boschiana, Appalachian Filmy-fern, Appalachian Bristle Fern

Tricia Kyzer    tkz_20180116_161228_159

January        SC

Translucent fragile fronds only 1 cell thick to use light more efficiently, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.

image of Vandenboschia boschiana, Appalachian Filmy-fern, Appalachian Bristle Fern

JK Marlow    jkm190423_7687

April    Oconee County    SC

Jocassee Gorges

Sporangia borne on stalks or bristles projecting from conelike indusia, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.

image of Vandenboschia boschiana, Appalachian Filmy-fern, Appalachian Bristle Fern

JK Marlow    jkm190423_7691

April    Oconee County    SC

Jocassee Gorges

Rachis and stipe green and winged [here highlighted by a distinct shadow], per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).

image of Vandenboschia boschiana, Appalachian Filmy-fern, Appalachian Bristle Fern

Jim Fowler    jaf_tboschianum01

May    Rabun County    GA

Fronds often dense and overlapping, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.

image of Vandenboschia boschiana, Appalachian Filmy-fern, Appalachian Bristle Fern

Jim Fowler    jaf_tboschianum02

May    Rabun County    GA

image of Vandenboschia boschiana, Appalachian Filmy-fern, Appalachian Bristle Fern

Jim Fowler    jaf_tboschianum03

May    Rabun County    GA

image of Vandenboschia boschiana, Appalachian Filmy-fern, Appalachian Bristle Fern

Tricia Kyzer    tkz_20171219_055438_280

December        SC

Habitat: Deeply shaded moist non-calcareous rocks, crevices and cave mouths, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).

image of Vandenboschia boschiana, Appalachian Filmy-fern, Appalachian Bristle Fern

Tricia Kyzer    tkz_20171219_062410_158

December        SC

Fronds borne singly in rows. Lax, arching or pendent, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vandenboschia boschiana   FAMILY Hymenophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Trichomanes boschianum   FAMILY Hymenophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vandenboschia boschiana

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Trichomanes boschianum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 009-01-001:
Trichomanes boschianum   FAMILY Hymenophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Trichomanes boschianum

 

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2659

Fern/Fern ally
Perennial

Habitat: On rock outcrops, usually vertical or overhanging, usually in deeply shaded grottoes receiving seepage or spray from waterfalls, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
1-pinnate-pinnatifid to 2-pinnate-pinnatifid
Leaves spaced along a creeping rhizome

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

 

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