Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Anogramma leptophylla (L.) Link
Family : HEMIONITIDACEAE
Genus : Anogramma
Province distribution : Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Gerona. Tarragona.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Dragonera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Mediterranean
Flowering time : February. March. April. May.
Life-forms : Terophyte.
Habitat : Small shady slopes and rock creviceses.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This fern is small and tenuous, with almost transparent leaves. Lives in shady spots amongst the moss-covered rocks. It has two types of leaves: wide broad basal leaves and others which rise above the ground surface and are more narrow in width; these latter leaves are fertile, while the basal leaves may or may not bear the sporangia. Often the prothallus can be found at the base of the plant.
