Athyrium distentifolium Tausch ex Opiz

Spice Sori

Family: ATHYRIACEAE

Genus: Athyrium

Spanish common name: Culantrillo dorado.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Girona. Lleida.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Boreo-alpine

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Scree. Megaforbic communities.

Characteristics: Megaforbic communities and granitic detris. A fern with fronds 2-3 pinnatisect, with obtuse pinnules, adjoining and superimposed. Can be mistaken for A. filix-femina, which it can be distinguished from this one by its rudimentary and caducous indusium.