Asplenium septentrionale

A grass-like fern found on cliffs in northern New Mexico. The species is odd in that it has a wide distribution in western North America, but is present very sporadically within that distribution.

Plant habit at Mills Canyon, 22 Sep 2006.

Plant habit at Mills Canyon, 22 Sep 2006.

Abaxial view of a leaf, showing sori, at Mills Canyon, 22 Sep 2006.

Habitat in a sandstone crevice at Mills Canyon, 22 Sep 2006.

Habitat, plants in the crevice in right foreground, at Mills Canyon, 22 Sep 2006.