244 FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE RIVIERA 



P. Robertianum Hoffm. = P. calcareum Sm, Limestone Polypody. 

 Rocks in the north of the Var, rare, above Grasse, above Menton and elsewhere 

 in the lower Maritime Alps. 



P. PhegOpteris L. Beech Fern, and P. Dryopteris L. Oak Fern, rarely 

 descend to 1000 m. in the Maritime Alps. 



Aspidium aculeatam Swartz. Prickly Shield Fern. Woods and damp> 

 shady places. 



A. Braunii Spenner. Damp woods and ravines in the lower mountains, 

 rare. Esterel, near Menton, Nice, and Roquebrune. 



A. Filix-mas Swartz. Male Fern. Woods and damp places in the lower 

 mountains. Rather rare in the Var. 



A. rigidum Swartz. Stony places in the mountains, rare. 

 A. spinulosum Doell. Damp woods and shady places, near Garde-Freinet, 

 and in the lower Maritime Alps. 



Cystopteris fragilis Bernh. Woods and shady ravines in the mountain 

 region, very local. 



Athyrium Filix=femina Roth. Lady Fern. Damp woods and shady 

 places in the lower mountains and extending higher. 



Asplenium Adiantum = nigrum L. Black Spleenwort. Shady places, 

 damp rocks and woods, common. 



A. Ruta=muraria L. Wall Rue. Old walls and rocks, common, especially 

 on limestone. 



A. fontanum Bernh. = A. Halleri var. pedicularifolium K. Lime- 

 stone rocks in the hills and lower mountains. 



A. lanceolatum Huds. Shady rocks and old walls, very local. 



A. marinum L. Sea Spleenwort. Maritime rocks, very rare. Pointe des 

 Medes at Porquerolles and He du Levant. 



A. Petrarchte DC. Limestone rocks, very rare. Between Menton and 

 Antibes, S. of Faron and Ollioules in the Var. This is like a small glandular 

 A. Trichomanes. 



A. Trichomanes L. Common Spleenwort. Old walls, wells, and shady 

 rocks, very common. 



A. vlride Huds. Green Spleenwort. Hardly descends to within our district. 

 A. septentrionale L. Shady rocks. Rare in the hills, but commoner in 

 the Maritime Alps. 



Scolopendrium vulgare Sm. = Phyllitis Scolopendriutn Newman. 

 Hart's-tongue. Damp, shady places in the hills ; not common. 



S. Hermionitis Sw. Maritime rocks, very rare, between Monaco and Eze 

 and at Antibes. Frond at first ovate-cordate, then broadly lanceolate-hastate. 



Blechnum spicant With. Hard Fern. Damp mountain woods. Rare. 

 Les Maures, between Agay and la Napoule, Mont de la Verne near Collobrieres, 

 and possibly in the Valley of Madeleine near Nice. Near S. Romolo. 

 PterisaquilinaL. BrakeFern. Damp, sandy places and woods, verycommon. 



P. cretica L. Shady rocks and banks of streams, very rare in les Alpes- 

 Marit. and Liguria, Vallon-obscur, Vallon de Douareon, la Giandola, near Pigna. 



Adinnt urn CapiIlus=Veneris L. Maiden-hair Fern. Damp places, on 

 road-side walls by which streams flow, etc. Common in many places on the 

 Riviera, from the coast to the lower mountains. 



Cheilanthes odora Swartz. Dry rocks and old walls, uncommon. 

 January-June. Hyeres town, Coudon on limestone cliffs at about 600 metres, 

 Ollioules, Porquerolles, Mont Faron, Foret du Dom, Bormes, Grasse, Roquebrune, 

 between Monaco and Eze, near Pigna, etc. 



