Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link
Purple-stem cliffbrake
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Pteridophyta | Ferns |
Class | Filicopsida | “Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns |
Order | Polypodiales | Polypod ferns |
Family | Pteridaceae | Ferns that grow on rocks (mostly) |
Genus | Pellaea | From the Greek pellaios, “dark,” possibly alluding to the stalks of this fern which are generally dark |
Species | atropurpurea | Dark purple |
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Pellaea atropurpurea description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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5/17/2016 · Worcester Road Trails, Beaver Br, Hollis, New Hampshire ID is uncertain 

5/17/2016 · Worcester Road Trails, Beaver Br, Hollis, New Hampshire ID is uncertain 

5/17/2016 · Worcester Road Trails, Beaver Br, Hollis, New Hampshire ID is uncertain 
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