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Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato
Silvery False Spleenwort

(Athyrium thelypterioides)
Woodsiaceae — Lady fern family
Native

Deparia acrostichoides
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
September 2011
Deparia acrostichoides
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
September 2011
Sterile frond
Deparia acrostichoides
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
September 2011
Fertile frond
Deparia acrostichoides
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
September 2011
Underside of three fertile pinnae
Deparia acrostichoides
September 2011
Two pinna segments, eight sori on each.
Deparia acrostichoides
September 2011
A single sorus, about 1.5mm long. The cluster of sprangia is partly covered by the indusium.
Deparia acrostichoides
Middle Run Valley Natural Area
May 2012
Sterile frond
Deparia acrostichoides
Middle Run Valley Natural Area
September 2014
Fertile frond lit from behind, showing shadows of the sori.
Deparia acrostichoides
Flint Woods
April 2017