perennial fern in a 1/2 mile long, narrow, steep walled, dry canyon cut in flat lying pale, blocky, limestone strata by a intermittent arroyo tributary of Fresnal Creek. The canyon shelters a richly diverse flora of the isolated region known as Hell's Half-acre.
Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Threatened & Endangered SpeciesDescription: Mass of Aleutian maidenhair ferns growing in the moist crevice of a cliff next to a mountain stream. This image was taken while the photographer was participating in the 2009 Joint Annual Meeting of these leading scientific societies: Mycological Society of America, American Bryological and Lichenological Society, American Fern Society, American Society of Plant Taxonomists, and the Botanical Society of America; also known as Botany/Mycology 2009. Capture device: Camera: Fujifilm FinePix F100fdOriginal date: 20090725Locality: Latitude: 4.062490000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.118000000000000e+002