. The fern lover's companion; a guide for the Northeastern States and Canada. untogether, as in the continuous fruiting line of the formed of the reflexed margins of the fertilesegments which are more or less membranous. (Pella? the Greek pcllox, meaning dusky, in allusion to thedark stipes.) (1) Purple Cliff Brake. Pellcra airopurpiirea Stipes dark ])urple or reddish-brown, polished anddecidedly hairy and harsh to the touch, at least on oneside. Fronds coriaceous, pale, simply pinnate, or hipinnatebelow; the divisions broadly linear or oldong, or the sterilesometimes ov
. The fern lover's companion; a guide for the Northeastern States and Canada. untogether, as in the continuous fruiting line of the formed of the reflexed margins of the fertilesegments which are more or less membranous. (Pella? the Greek pcllox, meaning dusky, in allusion to thedark stipes.) (1) Purple Cliff Brake. Pellcra airopurpiirea Stipes dark ])urple or reddish-brown, polished anddecidedly hairy and harsh to the touch, at least on oneside. Fronds coriaceous, pale, simply pinnate, or hipinnatebelow; the divisions broadly linear or oldong, or the sterilesometimes oval, chiefly entire, somewhat heart-shaped, orelse truncate at the stalked base, ^eins about twiceforked. Basal scales extending into long, slender tips,colorless or yellow. Another name is the winter brake, as its frondsremain green throughout the winter, especially in its moresouthern ranges. It grows on rocky ledges with a prefer-ence for limestone, and often in full sun. In large andmature fronds its pinn;e are apt to be extremely irregular. The Fern Lovers Companion 59.
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