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Polypodium appalachianum
Tiny fern growing on rock outcropping, only specimen I saw of this species all day, but the snow cover was not helping.
Appalachian Mountains
Thank you drP, I am well aware of the difficulty, even when they are right in front of me. :)
Ferns can be awfully tricky to identify from a photo or two, but this one is easy. The overall shape is that of a rockcap fern, and the only species that grows in the Smokies is Polypodium appalachianum.
Spotted on Mar 3, 2013
Submitted on Mar 4, 2013
![Falguera [Polypodium]](https://lh5.ggpht.com/YHW3NGAyq8fWmBQnL1JHoLcmH9t2TW-qAF7swH5uJtsmYNrZvf78QZLLBmAurQac9JUmvVt60z-LG3MundKftg=s62-c)
