Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New Mexico

• County/Municipio

  Taos Co.

• Locality

  W of Eagle Nest along trail above East Fork of the Red River ca. 2.38 km ENE of the summit (13161) of Wheeler Peak.

• Township, Range, Section

  27N, 14E, 24

• Elevation

  Alt. 3383 m. (11099 ft.)

• Coordinates

  36.5644, -105.392

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF NEW MEXICO, U.S.A.
Cvstopteris fraqilis (L.) Bernh. subsp. tenuifolia Clute
TAOS CO.: W of Eagle Nest along trail above East Fork of the Red River ca. 2.38 km ENE of the summit (13161) of Wheeler Peak.
T27N, R14E, Sec. 24. Lat.: 36°33'52"N Long.: 105»23,32"W
(WGS84 Datum). Elev. 11100 ft.
In rocky (quartzite) organic soil on gentle N-facing slope with Picea.
Senecio. Delphinium & Ribes. From large clone (>5 * 5 m) with
long-creeping rhizomes; rhizome scales tan, non-clathrate; leaves
nearly eglandular; leaf veins terminating in both teeth and notches;
teeth of ultimate segments often minutely roughened on margins;
spores malformed; plants apparently triploid with meiotic cells
showing a mixture of multivalents, bivalents & univalents.
M.D. Windham (2794)	13 August 2003
& M.J. Windham	Gymnocarpaceae
Garrett Herbarium, Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT
03800044