These pictures are authorized by Dr. Jin Xiaohua from Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Sorolepidium glaciale (Polystichum glaciale)
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Dryopteridaceae
- Genus: Sorolepidium Christ emend. Ching
- Species: Sorolepidium glaciale Christ
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 10-VIII-2013
- Primary collector: R. Wei
- Collected by: R. Wei et al
- Habitat: Alpine talus
- Habit: Lithophyte
- Specimen location: PE
Collection Location
- General location: Zayu County
- Country: China
- State or Province: Xizang (Tibet)
- City: Beijing
- Coordinates: ,
- Elevation: 4500 m
Fantastic photos. Does it always grow in talus?
Talus is one kind of their habitats, and also in some caves or cliffs at high elevations (above 3200 m). This is a rare species.