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California Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum jordanii
33.1813, -117.062
Field Notes
Description:
Small, round, jagged-edged leaf, dark stem fern. See notes for warning regarding Oak!
Habitat:
Rocky and shady area under oak tree on trail at Daley Ranch.
Notes:
This is native to California BUT it "is a carrier of Sudden Oak Death which is caused by the fungus-like oomycete, Phytophthora ramorum. The USDA enforces an import control, focusing intensely on areas (CA, OR, NY in U.S.A.) that are infected with Sudden Oak death." - Wikipedia
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012
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