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Slender cliffbrake

Cryptogramma stelleri

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
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Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests and in conifers.

There are 198 observations of Slender cliffbrake in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent43
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine36
  3. Côte-Nord30
  4. Capitale-Nationale28
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean27
  6. Nord-du-Québec15
  7. Outaouais8
  8. Laurentides3
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  10. Montérégie2
  11. Estrie2
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas

Similar species

Wallrue spleenwortAsplenium ruta-muraria
Brittle bladder fernCystopteris fragilis
Robert's geraniumGeranium robertianum
Cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum