Notholaena marantae (L.) Desv.

Species

Family: SINOPTERIDACEAE

Genus: Notholaena

Sinònims: Cheilanthes marantae (L.) Domin Paragymnopteris marantae (L.) K.H.Shing subsp. marantae Hemionitis marantae (L.) Christenh.

Spanish common name: Queilante ferruginoso. Helecho ferruginoso.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Paleotropical Mediterranean

Plants protected by law: País Valencià Catalogue.

IUCN Category: NTNear threatened

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Rocky surfaces and dry stone walls. Siliceous rocky outcrops and screes in areas of moderate altitude.

Characteristics: Small fern, up to 35 cm tall. The petiole and rachis are thick and reddish-brown. Blade bipinnate, dark green, with a glabrous upper surface and a lower surface densely covered with triangular scales (paleae) and fine reddish-brown hairs. Pinnules are sessile or nearly sessile, with a shape between rounded and elongated, and their margins are rolled downward, protecting the sori.