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Vandenboschia boschiana
Also called Appalachian Bristle Fern
Vandenboschia boschiana, synonym Trichomanes boschianum, also known as the Appalachian bristle fern or Appalachian filmy fern, is a small delicate perennial leptosporangiate fern which forms colonies with long, black creeping rhizomes.
The plant is not known to be widely cultivated. From its large-scale distribution the plant may be hardy to USDA Zone 6, although this may not reflect the micro-climate of its sheltered habitat.
It is endemic to eastern North America. Populations are found in the eastern United States from southern Ohio in the north to Alabama in the south and from Arkansas and southern Illinois in the west to South Carolina in the east. In all areas the populations are very scattered and reflect the distribution of an uncommon habitat.
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