by Moewing | Sep 28, 2021
Pinnate Moonwort (Botrychium pinnatum), Ophioglossaceae (Adder’s Tongue Family) is a fern ally, native, but imperiled (S2) in Colorado (but secure globally with populations from Alaska and the Canadian Yukon south to Arizona. It grows on grassy slopes, stream...
by Moewing | Aug 28, 2021
Brittle Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis), Woodfern Family (Dryopteridaceae), native and common in rocky crevices, cliffs, and at the base of rocks, from plains to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by Mo...
by Moewing | Aug 16, 2021
Fendler’s False Cloak Fern (Argyrochosma fendleri), Maidenhair Fern Family (Ptericaceae), Grows in rocky crevices and on cliffs from foothills to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by Mo...
by Moewing | Aug 16, 2021
Common Southern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus veneris), Maidenhair Fern Family (Ptericaceae), Imperiled (S2) in Colorado, but common in the southern US. Here it grows on moist cliffs and near springs and seepages from plains to foothills on the eastern and...
by Moewing | Jun 25, 2021
Western Polypody (Polypodium hesperium), True Fern Family (Polypodiaceae). This is a native, but rare fern found on rock ledges and cliffs, known from the San Juan Mountains southwestern counties in the montane. Photo by SW Colorado...