Adiantum capillus-veneris L.

Ferns of Sultanate of Oman
Dhahirah Region; Wilayat Mahdhah
PTERIDACEAE
Adiantum capillus-veneris L.
sensu Miller & Cope 1996, Flora of the Arabian Pen. & Socotra.
Date: January 19, 2009.
CJ.Rothfels #2720, with Peter Rothfels, Paul Rothfels, M.Almack.
Determination: C.J.Rothfels, January 2009
South of A1 Madam on Highway E44. 5.3 km south of the border post; 9.4 km south of
the Shell Station roundabout. In wadi, ~150m east of the highway. Two patches ~15m
apart. Each ~3m long, 20cm high, and densely packed with plants (living and dead
leaves). Plants were on vertical wadi wall, slightly overhung, right at the edge of the wet
sand or standing water, with Nerium oleander, etc. The wadi was narrow, with steep
walls, and at, least semi-permanent clear flowing water (lots of toads).
Coordinates: N24.78164 E55.94923 +/-6m. 372 m elevation.
Duplicates: 4.: DUKE;. MO; UC; ¡NY. Plants seemed strongly dimorphic ~ some leaves have deeply divided
finger-like pinnules, others more circular pinnules. Field collection number: CUAE02.
This specimen is a voucher for the Pryer lab fern DNA database (www.pryerlab.net) #6161.
Please notify the Pryer lab of any annotations.
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