Pellaea glabella

Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Pteridaceae
Pellaea
Pellaea glabella
Smooth Cliffbrake
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Armaments
No
Duration
Perennial
General Ecology
Terrestrial; Epipetric
Growth Habit
fern
Leaf Arrangement
basal
Leaf Complexity
compound
Leaf Dissection
1; 1.5
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Petiole Type
petiolate
Leaf Type
fern-like
Leaf Venation
pinnate
Leaflet Margins
entire; lobed
Leaflet Number
>19
Moisture Requirements
Xeric
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Dolostone; Limestone
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Alkaline
Unconsolidated Rock
No
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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Classification
Polypodiales
Pellaea
Pellaea glabella - Smooth Cliffbrake
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Pellaea glabella - 4
Pellaea glabella - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size
Pellaea glabella - 4
Pellaea glabella - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size
Pellaea glabella - 4
Pellaea glabella - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size
Pellaea glabella - 4
Pellaea glabella - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size
Pellaea glabella - 4
Pellaea glabella - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size
Pellaea glabella - 4
Pellaea glabella - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size
Pellaea glabella - 4
Pellaea glabella - Alaina Krakowiak View Full Size
Pellaea glabella - 13
Pellaea glabella - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Pellaea glabella - 13
Pellaea glabella - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Pellaea glabella - 13
Pellaea glabella - Dwayne Estes View Full Size