Western polypody or walking fern (Polypodium hesperium)

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Category hierarchy: Environmental Topics | Threatened & Endangered Species
Description: Lobed fronds of the Western polypody or walking fern growing in a crevice of a cliff face. Note the rusty brown sori on the undersides of the fronds.

This image was taken while the photographer was participating in the 2009 Joint Annual Meeting of these leading scientific societies: Mycological Society of America, American Bryological and Lichenological Society, American Fern Society, American Society of Plant Taxonomists, and the Botanical Society of America; also known as Botany/Mycology 2009.
Capture device: Camera: Fujifilm FinePix F100fd
Original date: 20090725

Locality: Latitude: 4.062490000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.118000000000000e+002