Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. subsp. fragilis
Family : ATHYRIACEAE
Genus : Cystopteris
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona. Lérida. Tarragona.
Distribution in the islands : Mallorca.
General distribution : Eurosiberian
Flowering time : May. June. July. August. September.
Life-forms : Hemicryptophyte.
Habitat : Rock creviceses.
IUCN Category : En peligro crítico
Characteristics : A rhizotomatous fern with large petiolate leaves, 2-3 pinnasects without hairs. The pinnae are lobulate or divided. Sori are orbicular and black in colour, covered by an indusium in the shape of a hood. Spores are very characteristic with conical aculi.
