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Search Term(s): Woodsia obtusa subsp. obtusa   (1 record found)

WOODSIACEAE
Woodsia Family
Woodsia obtusa subsp. obtusa  (blunt-lobe woodsia)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Woodsia: named for Joseph Woods, 19th century English botanist and Rhoads scholar; obtusa: blunt
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Fern
Phenology (Flowering Period)
June-August
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☐ Sussex

Habitat
Rich wooded slopes, crevices in stone walls with limestone mortar; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain
State Status
Rare
Piedmont Status
Rare
Coastal Plain Status
Rare
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
9
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
Subspecies occidentalis is western in its distribution.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Rock Outcrops and Exposures
Tuliptree Rich Wood (Piedmont)
Tuliptree Rich Wood (Coastal Plain)
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