Leaves (fronds) are evergreen, up to 1 meter long and 20 cm wide, twice compound, lance-elliptic in outline, widest at about the middle, tapering to a pointed tip and gradually tapering at the base, with branches (pinnae) all along the stem nearly all the way to the ground, the lowest pinnae very short. Pinnae are up to 4 inches long, mostly lance-oblong in outline with 9 to 15 pairs of leaflets (pinnules).
Pinnules are sharply toothed, the teeth with bristled tips and curved up towards.. more
Similar species: Polypodiales
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Uploaded May 31, 2019. Captured May 28, 2019 09:48 in Superior Hiking Trail Leveaux Mountain Loop, Tofte, MN 55615, USA.