160 NOTHOLAENA 



CLOAK FERN: Notholaena dealbhta. 



{N. nivea, var. dealbata.) 



Fronds small, 2 to 6 inches long, once to four 

 times pinnate; pinnae somewhat egg-shaped in out- 

 line, slender stalked, the ultimate pinnules very 

 small, white and powdery on the under surface; 

 stipes dark and shining. 



Fruit dots roundish or oblong, without indusia, 

 borne near the margins of the pinnules. 



Found on limestone, Missouri, Kansas and south- 

 westward. 



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