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Athyrium alpestre subsp. americanum
Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum
Cystopteris bulbifera
Cystopteris fragilis
Cystopteris laurentiana
Cystopteris montana
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Gymnocarpium robertianum
Woodsia alpina
Woodsia glabella
Woodsia ilvensis
Woodsia sp.

Athyrium alpestre (Hoppe) Rylands ex T. Moore subsp. americanum (Butters) Lellinger  -  Alpine Lady Fern - [NF - RARE, LAB]

Grady Island, Labrador. Coastal heath. July 6, 2009. [Hannie Fitzgerald]

Fronds
Fronds
Whole Plants in Habitat

Mealy Mountains, Labrador. Alpine tundra. July 30-31, 2001. [Transparencies - Doug Anions (#1), Marilyn Anions (#2)]

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Plants in Habitat

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Athyrium filix-femina (Linnaeus) Roth ex Mertens var. angustum (Willdenow) G. Lawson  -  Northern Lady Fern - [NF, LAB]

Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. East Coast Trail. Open woods. June 8, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Frond, Extreme Closeup
Frond, Closeup
Whole Plant in Habitat
Whole Plants in Habitat

St. John's, Newfoundland. Oxen Pond. Memorial University Botanic Park. Clearing in coniferous woods. October 7, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Sori
Sori

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Cystopteris bulbifera (Linnaeus) Bernhardi  -  Bulblet Bladder Fern - [NF - RARE]

Cap St. George, Newfoundland. Garden Hill. Limestone barrens. July 19, 1999. [Transparencies - René Charest]

Tip of Frond, Closeup, Showing Bulblets
Tip of Frond, Showing Bulblets

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Cystopteris fragilis (Linnaeus) Bernhardi  -  Fragile Fern, Brittle Bladder Fern - [NF, LAB]

L'Anse-Amour, Labrador. Scree slope below cliff, just past village. Limestone area. July 10, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

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Raleigh, Newfoundland. Aunt Martha's Hill [Piton Point], north of main town. Limestone cliffs and scree, on seaward side of point. July 15, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Frond, Closeup, Underside
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Whole Plants

Tilt Cove, Newfoundland. Cliff ledge near town. July 20, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Sori
Frond
Mature Fronds
Young Fronds

Raleigh, Newfoundland. Aunt Martha's Hill [Piton Point], north of main town. Limestone cliffs and scree, on seaward side of point. July 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

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Roger's Cove, Cobb's Arm, Newfoundland. Base of limestone cliff. July 27, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Frond

Cow Head Headland, Newfoundland. High ground. Limestone outcrop near trail. August 12, 2004. [Digital - Pat/Dan Montegue]

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Cataracts Provincial Park, west of Colinet, Newfoundland. Wet cliff in gorge. August 12, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]

Young Fronds

Manuels River, Newfoundland. Shaley cliff above lower section of river. September 15, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Frond, Underside
Frond, Underside
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Whole Plants, in Habitat
Whole Plants, in Habitat
Whole Plants, in Habitat

Cataracts Provincial Park, west of Colinet, Newfoundland. Wet cliff in gorge. September 20, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Frond

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Cystopteris laurentiana (Weatherby) Blasdell  -  Laurentian Fragile Fern - [NF - RARE]

Flowers Cove, Newfoundland. Middle "White Rocks"*. July 10, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

Cystopteris laurentiana - Chasm Flora
Salix vestita, Cystopteris laurentiana, Mitella nuda - Chasm Flora
Salix vestita, Cystopteris laurentiana, Mitella nuda - Chasm Flora
Cystopteris laurentiana, Ribes lacustre - Chasm Flora
Cystopteris laurentiana, Mitella nuda - Chasm Flora
Cystopteris laurentiana, Mitella nuda - Chasm Flora

Cow Head Headland, Newfoundland. Undercut (by ancient wave-action) limestone cliff in coniferous woods. July 18, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Frond Tip, Underside, Closeup
Frond Tip, Underside
Frond, Underside
Frond, Underside
Frond, Underside
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plants in Habitat
Whole Plants in Habitat

Cow Head Headland, Newfoundland. Undercut (by ancient wave-action) limestone cliff in coniferous woods. July 23, 2005. [Digital - Pat/Dan Montegue]

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Whole Plants

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Cystopteris montana (Lamarck) Bernhardi ex Desvaux  -  Mountain Bladder Fern - [NF - RARE, LAB]

Yankee Point, Newfoundland. Under lowest boughs of stunted conifers. July 18, 2008. [Digital - John Maunder]

Frond, Closeup
Frond, Closeup
Frond, Closeup
Frond, Closeup
Frond, Closeup
Frond Typical triangular aspect
Frond
Frond
Frond
Frond
Frond, 3/4 View
Frond, Side View
Sori
Sori
Sori
Sori
Sori
Sori
Frond, Underside, with Sori
Habitat, Plants under boughs to right of centre
Habitat, Longer View

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Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Linnaeus) Newman  -  Common Oak Fern - [NF, LAB]

Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland. Lomond River Trail. Open, mixed woods. July 23, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Frond
Frond, Underside

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Gymnocarpium robertianum (Hoffmann) Newman  -  Limestone Oak Fern - [NF - RARE]

Table Mountain, Stephenville area, Newfoundland. Limestone barrens. July 13, 1999. [Transparencies - René Charest]

Frond, Portion
Frond, Immature
Whole Plants in Habitat

Cap St. George, Newfoundland. Garden Hill. Limestone barrens. July 19, 1999. [Transparency - René Charest]

Frond

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Woodsia alpina (Bolton) S. F. Gray  -  Alpine Cliffbrake, Northern Woodsia- [NF - RARE, LAB]

Killdevil Mountain, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland. Cliff crevices. June 18, 1999. [Transparency - Marilyn Anions]

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Woodsia glabella R. Brown ex Richardson  -  Smooth Cliffbrake - [NF - RARE, LAB]

Table Mountain, Stephenville, Newfoundland. Alpine limestone heath. Cliff crevices. June 24, 1999. [Transparency - Marilyn Anions]

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Table Mountain, Stephenville, Newfoundland. Alpine limestone heath. Cliff crevices. July 16, 1999. [Transparency - René Charest]

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Woodsia ilvensis (Linnaeus) R. Brown  -  Rusty Cliffbrake, Rusty Woodsia - [NF, LAB]

Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Below mill and falls. Depressions and crevices in bedrock outcrops above river. May 29, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]

Fronds
Fronds
Fronds
Fronds
Plants in Habitat

Barr'd Harbour Hill, Highlands of St. John, Newfoundland. Limestone outcrops and cliffs above treeline. Near Astragalus site. July 13, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]

Whole Plants

Cataracts Provincial Park, west of Colinet, Newfoundland. Damp, shady cliffs in river gorge. July 27, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]

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Whole Plant in Cliff Habitat
Whole Fronds
Closeup of Fronds
Extreme Closeup of Top of Frond
Extreme Closeup of Both Top and Bottom of Fronds
Extreme Closeup of Both Top and Bottom of Fronds
Extreme Closeup of Both Top and Bottom of Fronds
Extreme Closeup of Both Top and Bottom of Fronds

Grand Falls, Newfoundland. River Trail, east of paper mill. On top of an erratic boulder. Open woods. July 28, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Frond, Undersite, Closeup
Frond, Undersite
Fronds
Frond
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plants in Habitat
Habitat

Rocky River, just west of Colinet, Newfoundland. Below highway bridge. Riverside cliffs above tidewater. August 26, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]

Frond, Underside, Closeup
Frond, Underside, Closeup
Frond, Underside, Closeup
Frond, Underside, Closeup
Rachis, Closeup
Frond
Frond
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plant
Whole Plants
Whole Plants

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Woodsia sp.? [cf. Woodsia oregana D. C. Eaton ssp. cathcartiana (B. L. Robinson) Windham ]  -  -

Cow Head Headland, Newfoundland. Trail to head. Limestone outcrop on high ground. June 28, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]

Frond
Whole Plant

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