Status: Native
Synonyms:
Cyrtomium auriculatum (Underwood) C.V. Morton
Phanerophlebia auriculata is an uncommon fern that hides in soil in rocky crevices at lower elevations. There are 5-12 pinna
per frond, and they are about 5cm long and 3cm wide. Phanerophlebia auriculata appears quite leafy, such that it might be possible to mistake it for a
flowering plant. The pinna are serrulate with small spines at the tips of the teeth. The pinna are inequilateral at the base. On the bottom (abaxial) side, there are 2-3 rows of round sori.
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Phanerophlebia auriculata, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Hells Half Acre, March 31, 2009
Phanerophlebia auriculata, closeup of adaxial (top) side of frond, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Hells Half Acre, March 31, 2009
Phanerophlebia auriculata, closeup of abaxial (bottom) side of frond, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Hells Half Acre, March 31, 2009
Phanerophlebia auriculata, closeup of abaxial (bottom) side of pinna, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Hells Half Acre, March 31, 2009
Phanerophlebia auriculata, DAZ herbarium, collector Owen F. Wiliams 2644, 8 November 1995, Kneeling Nun Mountain
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