Wood Fern
Dryopteris sp.
Growing from a rock crevice on a hilltop in western Kenya near Turbo. Dec 2015.
The stems of this fern were found creeping within a narrow, shaded crevice resulting in a row of leaves emerging from the rock on a hilltop. The leaves are once pinnate and light green in color. The final divisions are pinnatifid, i.e. not divided all the way to the rachis.
Dryopteridaceae -- a Fern Family
More Information:
- Book: Upland Kenya Wild Flowers and Ferns by A. D. Q. Agnew, 3rd Revised Edition, 2013, Nature Kenya - The East Africa Natural History Society
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