Status: Native
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Astrolepis sinuata is a lower elevation, dry habitat fern found growing out of rocky crevices. The blades are long and narrow, with ovate, sinuate-lobed pinnae. The abaxial surface is rough, brown and covered with ciliated scales. The pinnae are more deeply lobed than Astrolepis windhamii and the lobes are commonly acute. The adaxial scales are more sparse than on Astrolepis windhamii, mostly deciduous and only 1-2 cells wide. The adaxial scales on Astrolepis windhamii are wider than on Astrolepis sinuata.
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Astrolepis sinuata, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Peak, Mar. 7, 2007
Astrolepis sinuata, ciliated scales in back of pinna, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Peak, Mar. 7, 2007
Astrolepis sinuata, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Peak, Jan. 18, 2009
Astrolepis sinuata, closeup pinnae, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Peak, Jan. 18, 2009
Astrolepis sinuata, 1x macro of pinna, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Peak, Jan. 18, 2009
Astrolepis sinuata, 5x macro of pinna, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Peak, Jan. 18, 2009
Astrolepis sinuata, 40x photomicrograph of abaxial scale (above) and adaxial scale (below), photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Peak, December 15, 2009
Astrolepis sinuata, 100x photomicrograph of adaxial scale, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Peak, December 15, 2009
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