Woodsia obtusa
bluntlobe cliff fern, blunt-lobed woodsia
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
pinnatifid, serrate
Leaf Type
bipinnate, compound, dissected, pinnate
Growth Form
fern
Flower Color
brown
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
0.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Habitat
Moist shaded banks, wooded hillsides, rocky ledges, cliffs. Among rocks or along rather dry shaded ledges, on rock outcrops and cliffs, commonly in sandstone and granite regions, also on well-drained wooded banks, roadside banks, talus slopes and sandy knolls in woods, usually at moderate or low elevations.