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Woodsia alpina
Also called Northern Woodsia, Alpine Cliff Fern, Alpine Cliffbrake
Alpine woodsia is a small circumpolar fern that grows naturally in rock crevices, scree and cliffs, especially on limestone and slate. It is rarely grown in gardens; success depends on giving it cool, well-drained, rocky conditions similar to its native habitat.
Woodsia alpina, commonly known as alpine woodsia, is a fern found in northern latitudes in North America and Eurasia. Also known as northern woodsia or alpine cliff fern, it is typically found in crevices, scree slopes and cliffs containing slate and calcareous rocks, especially limestone.
Its distribution is circumpolar and includes much of northern and western Canada and the coastal areas of Greenland. In the United States it is considered threatened or endangered in the states of Maine, Vermont, Michigan and New York.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Woodsia alpina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
