Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Threatened & Endangered SpeciesDescription: Aleutian maidenhair fern growing in a moist rock crevice on cliffs beside 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
This northern fern shows a preference for limestone-influenced areas and differs from its relatives in having fronds distributed along an extended rhizome. This is a close view of fronds from a plant on the east side of Glacier National Park.