smooth woodsia
Woodsia glabella
Woodsia glabella, commonly known as the smooth cliff fern, is a species of homosporous fern. An obligate lithophyte, it is found in the Holarctic realm. It can be found at altitudes of up to 1500–3000 m. The species name glabella is a diminutive of the Latin word glaber, meaning without hair, and refers to the plant's glabrousness.
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Description
Woodsia glabella is a small fern with leaf blades 1–1.5 cm wide. It is the smallest species in its genus.
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 170336.