Polypodiaceae 5 



On moist banks in the Selkirks, frequent 

 especially in the vicinity of Glacier, where 

 it forms clumps of considerable diameter, up 

 to 7000 feet elevation. 



Phegopteris R otst ck slender and creeping; 



Phegopteris stems 6-9 inches long; leaves 



(L.) Un- triangular, thin, usually longer 



than broad, 6-9 inches long, 



Long Beech . . 



4-6 inches broad, hairy on the 



veins, especially beneath; pinnae 



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linear-lanceolate, the lowest pair deflexed 

 and standing forward, segments oblong, 

 obtuse, entire, the basal ones joined to the 

 main rachis; sori small, near the margin. 



In moist woods in the Selkirks at the 

 lower elevations, not common. 



Phegopteris Rootstock slender, extensively 



Dryopteris creeping; leaves or short black 



(L.) Fe. stipes, broadly triangular 4-8 



inches wide, the three primary 



divisions 1-2 pinnate, segments oblong, ob- 



tuse, entire or toothed; sori near the margin. 



In moist woods and thickets throughout 



