Woodsia ilvensis (L.) R. Br.
Rusty cliff fern, rusty woodsia
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9/23/2023 · Mount Kineo, Rockwood, Maine 
9/23/2023 · Mount Kineo, Rockwood, Maine 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Pteridophyta | Ferns |
| Class | Filicopsida | “Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns |
| Order | Polypodiales | Polypod ferns |
| Family | Dryopteridaceae | Wood ferns (about 70% of the ferns) |
| Genus | Woodsia | For Joseph Woods (1776-1864), English architect and botanical author |
| Species | ilvensis | From Ilvensis, the Latinization of Elba, the island with which Napoleon is connected |
Woodsia ilvensis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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