Blechnum appendiculatum Willd.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Ecuador

• State/Province

  Chimborazo

• Locality

  area known in collections at turn of century as Hacienda de Licay, near Rio Chanchon ,hill behind (north) of Huigra on old road from Guayaquil to Riobamba, trail starting from railroad track ~ 1 km to east of town and uphill to stream crossing through pasture and pea and bean fields.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1915 m. (6283 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -2.25, -78.92

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

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ECUADOR
Chimborazo
Blechnum glandulosum Kaulfuss
det. J.T. Mickel, 1991
ca. 78° 55’ W 2° 15' S	1915 m. alt.
area known in collections at turn of century as
Hacienda de Licay, near Rio Chanchon ,hill behind
(north) of Huigra on old road from Guayaquil to
Riobamba, trail starting from railroad track ~ 1 km to
east of town and uphill to stream crossing through
pasture and pea and bean fields, mostly dry heavily
disturbed vegetation with few native trees and
occasional pockets of wet native vegetation with
Begonia, Anthurium, and Passiflora near stream, dry
sunny slope, fasciculate rhizome, sori dark brown,
leaves semi-coriaceous
James F. Smith 2019	5/26/89
Funding for field work provided by the National
Science Foundation
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