[Ferns of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Indian's Dream, Oregon Cliff Brake, Podfern

Aspidotis densa

Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa, Cryptogramma densa, Onychium densum, Pellaea densa

Indian's Dream, Oregon Cliff Brake, Podfern: Aspidotis densa (Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa, Cryptogramma densa, Onychium densum, Pellaea densa) - Indian's Dream, Oregon Cliff Brake, Podfern: Aspidotis densa (Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa, Cryptogramma densa, Onychium densum, Pellaea densa)

Pod fern at left exhibiting both new growth as well as the previous years growth amidst rockfall along the old highway immediately below the Labyrinth in the central Columbia River Gorge..........April 10, 2010. The photo at right shows podferns growing along the paved nature trails at Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge......January 3, 2021.

Indian's Dream, Oregon Cliff Brake, Podfern: Aspidotis densa (Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa, Cryptogramma densa, Onychium densum, Pellaea densa)


Indian's Dream, Oregon Cliff Brake, Podfern: Aspidotis densa (Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa, Cryptogramma densa, Onychium densum, Pellaea densa)

Pod fern from cracks in basalt bank at Catherine Creek.......September 27, 2013.

Indian's Dream, Oregon Cliff Brake, Podfern: Aspidotis densa (Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa, Cryptogramma densa, Onychium densum, Pellaea densa)

Pod fern as seen in cracks in the basalt rocks of a road cut along old Highway 18 at Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge.........February 2, 2014.

Indian's Dream, Oregon Cliff Brake, Podfern: Aspidotis densa (Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa, Cryptogramma densa, Onychium densum, Pellaea densa) - Indian's Dream, Oregon Cliff Brake, Podfern: Aspidotis densa (Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa, Cryptogramma densa, Onychium densum, Pellaea densa)

Pod fern as seen (left) at Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge...........May 2, 2014. The photo at right shows pod fern as seen above the Indian Pits at Catherine Creek........April 13, 2016.

Indian's Dream, Oregon Cliff Brake, Podfern: Aspidotis densa (Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa, Cryptogramma densa, Onychium densum, Pellaea densa) - Indian's Dream, Oregon Cliff Brake, Podfern: Aspidotis densa (Synonyms: Cheilanthes siliquosa, Cryptogramma densa, Onychium densum, Pellaea densa)

Pod ferns observed along trails through the Indian Pits above Rowland Lake, Columbia River Gorge......February 9, 2021.

Paul Slichter