
2. May 22, 2011. A cluster of plants
with stems from a previous year visible
in the foreground. Leaves are just turning
green.
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3. May 22, 2011. Closer view of another
cluster.
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4. May 22, 2011. Stem with the undersurface"
of the frond visible, showing the hairlike
indusia which protect the spores
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5. May 22, 2011. Similar to photo 4 but the
indusia are more highly developed. Note the
scales on the rachis.
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6. May 22, 2011. A leaf with both the upper
and lower surfaces of the pinnae visible.
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7. May 30, 2012. Close-up of the
under-surface of a frond.
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8. June 9, 2012. four fronds just uncurling.
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9. June 9, 2012. A cluster of fronds
with dead fronds from the previous year.
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10. June 9, 2012. Upper section of a frond
prior to sporulation. Scales on rachis
prominent.
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11. August 10, 2012. Section of a frond.
Indusia absent showing the underlying
structures. Also visible, the scales
and hairs on the rachis.
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Photos 1-7 taken on the SW side of the
mountain identified by USGS as Eagle Summit.
Latitude: N 65° 28' 49.5"
Longitude: W 145° 23' 53.8"
Altitude: 1098 m.
Photos 8-10 taken 1.5 miles
southwest of Portage Summit.
Latitude: N 65° 24' 44.1"
Longitude: W 144° 45' 5.7"
Altitude: 944 m.
Photo 11taken along upper Half
Dollar Creek.
Latitude: N 65° 25' 18.9"
Longitude: W 144° 45' 42.5"
Altitude: 657 m.
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