Pellaea atropurpurea

Purple Cliff-brake

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Family: Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: May - September




6 November 2021
Natural Bridge State Park, Natural Bridge, VA
6 November 2021
Natural Bridge State Park, Natural Bridge, VA
6 November 2021
Natural Bridge State Park, Natural Bridge, VA
6 November 2021
Natural Bridge State Park, Natural Bridge, VA
(showing spore structurs on pinna margins)




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