Schizaea pusilla - (image 1 of 4)
Taxonomy
Family: Schizaeaceae
Habitat
On hummocks in bogs or wet meadows, in acid soil. Usually on bare or nearly bare muck or peat
Associates
Distribution
Rare and local from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to Long Island, NJ, and DE. Possibly introduced in NC.
Morphology
Rhizome erect, short and slender, forming many roots, mostly simple; leaves numerous, glabrous; sterile leaves 2-6 cm, simple, entire, linear, curled, lacking a petiole; fertile fronds erect, 8-12 cm, the segments pinnate, with 4-7 pairs of pinnae each 2-3.5 mm long; sporangia 8-14 per segment.
Notes
Sporangia produced late summer to fall
Wetland indicator: OBL
First discovered near Quaker Bridge in southern NJ by Frederick Pursh in 1805.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of
Northeastern United States
and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
USDA, NRCS. 2002.
The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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