2010-11-20 Lower Austria, district Wiener Neustadt-Land (1240 msm Quadrant 8260/2).German name: Lanzen-SchildfarnID is provisional; no microscopic evidence was available - update 2013-02-02: ID corrected by Stamnariophilus, see below and also here.
On a bank in forest north of Casadero along the road to the Cedars but not in the serpentine area (Sonoma County, California, US). This is a fairly dissected form of P. californicum but is not dissected enough to be P. dudleyi and has narrower fronds than that species. Image I12-0437, Feb. 4th 2012.
kaha, Hoe a Mui ("Mui's paddle")Dryopteridaceae (Wood fern family) Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only, most common in the Waianae Mts., scattered in Koolau Mts.)Oahu (Cultivated)Etymology:The generic name Elaphoglossum is from the Latin elaphos, deer, stag, hart, and glossa, tongue, in reference to the shape of the frond.The specific epithet alatum means winged. In this case it refers to the winged stipe (fern petiole or frond stalk) with protruding ridges which are wider than thick. Photo showing closeup winged stipes www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/14050632592/in/photostream/