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Cryptogramma stelleri (S. G. Gmelin) Prantl
FOC
Xizang (Tibet): Jiangda (Gyamda) Xian. Narrow gorge ca. 6 km E in a straight line from the center of the city of Jiangda (Gyamda). Logged Picea forest, now dominated by Betula. Slopes and meadows; slopes with numerous, scattered limestone boulders and diverse herbaceous flora in organically rich, dark soil and with deep moss layer in many places 31°28'59"N, 98°16'39"E; 3900 m.
Mostly under overhanging cliffs and boulders in moss and in soil. Fronds usually widely spaces, rarely a few clustered; rhizomes brittle.
D. E. Boufford, B. Bartholomew, D. A. Eaton, X. H. Li, R. H. Ree, B. Xu, J. P. Yue, J. W. Zhang & X. X. Zhu
41936 4 August 2009
 
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