Polypodium saximontanum Windham

Montana: Ravalli County: Bitterroot National Forest, Sweathouse Creek, on the north side of Sweathouse Creek trail. Elev. 4049
46° 25' 5.3" N, 114° 13' 44.4" W
Locally common with several large colonies on granite cliffs in Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca forest, southwestern aspect, with Cystopteris fragilis and Rubus. Collected under National Forest Service Forest Products Free Use Permit for Region 1, permit number 2011-07 to E. M. Sigel. Fern DNA Database (http://fernlab.biology.duke.edu) Record 8284. Publication voucher: Sigel et al. 2014. A first record of Polypodium saximontanum for the flora of Montana. American Fern Journal. Phenology: Fertile.

Erin M. Sigel 2011-41a, Aug 14, 2011
With Anne K. Johnson
MONTU, Accession: 160123

Polypodium saximontanum Windham
Annotated by Shannon Kimball, 14 Jan 2019.

Montana: Ravalli County: Sweathouse Creek, Smith Creek Road, Bitterroot Mountains; N above Sweathouse Creek, S of Smith Creek Road. Elev. 6500 ft.
46.4268667° N, 114.1337118° W
Coordinate Source: USGS-website.
Spectacular granite outcrops. Large colonies in cracks, all except western exposures. Phenology: Vegetative.

Klaus H. Lackschewitz 3613, Jun 17, 1972
MONTU, Accession: 70041