Mycopteris attenutissima is distinguished by the dense and evenly distributed erect reddish setae on the lower leaf surface. Mycopteris alsopteris is similar, but differs by having glabrous pinna margins. The pinna margins of M. attenuatissima are setose. In these photographs you can see the black clavate ascomes (fruiting bodies) of Acrospermum, the epibiotic ascomycete that inhabits the leaves of nearly all Mycopteris.
Collection Data (M. Sundue & M. McHenry 2627)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Polypodiaceae
- Genus: Mycopteris Sundue
- Species: Mycopteris attenuastissima (Copel.) Sundue
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 12-III-2011
- Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue & M. McHenry 2627
- Collection Party:
- Det. History: M. Sundue 2011
- Habitat:
- Habit: Epiphyte
- Specimen Locations: QCA, VT
Additional Comments
Road from Apuela to Cotocachi
