Silvery False Spleenwort
Deparia acrostichoidesWoodsiaceae — Lady fern family
Native


Sterile frond

Fertile frond

Underside of three fertile pinnae
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station RoadSeptember 2011

Two pinna segments, eight sori on each.

A single sorus, about 1.5mm long. The cluster of sprangia is partly covered by the indusium.
September 2011

Sterile frond
Middle Run Valley Natural AreaMay 2012

Fertile frond lit from behind, showing shadows of the sori.
Middle Run Valley Natural AreaSeptember 2014

Flint Woods
April 2017
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.