Woodsia alpina
Alpine Cliff Fern, Alpine Woodsia
Other regional names: Northern Woodsia
- Northern Woodsia
Also known as: Acrostichum alpinum Bolton +18 more
- Acrostichum alpinum Bolton
- Acrostichum hyperboreum Lilj.
- Ceterach alpinum (Bolton) DC.
- Ceterach hyperboreum (Lilj.) Clairv.
- Polypodium arvonicum With.
- Polypodium hyperboreum (Lilj.) Sw.
- Trichocyclus hyperboreus (Lilj.) Dulac
- Woodsia alpina subsp. bellii (G.Lawson) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Woodsia alpina Tausch
- Woodsia alpina var. alpina
- Woodsia alpina var. bellii (G.Lawson) G.Lawson
- Woodsia bellii (G.Lawson) A.E.Porsild
- Woodsia glabella var. bellii G.Lawson
- Woodsia himalaica Ching & S.K.Wu
- Woodsia hyperborea (Lilj.) R.Br.
- Woodsia hyperborea var. alpina (Bolton) Jess.
- Woodsia hyperborea var. arvonica (With.) Milde
- Woodsia ilvensis subsp. alpina (Bolton) Asch.
- Woodsia ilvensis subsp. arvonica (With.) Milde
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Woodsia alpina (commonly known as Alpine Cliff Fern or Alpine Woodsia) is a fern within the Aspleniaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Austria, Belarus, British Columbia, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Pakistan, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Vermont, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yugoslavia, Yukon