Key to Aspidotis

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(For a list of species in Aspidotis, use the above link.)

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1. Sporangia continuous along both sides of segment midvein; false indusia with many shallow, regular teeth; 

leaf 

Organ arising from a stem, generally composed of a stalk (petiole) and a flat, expanded, green, photosynthetic area (blade); distinguished from a leaflet by the presence in its axil of a bud, branch, thorn, or flower; sometimes with lateral, basal appendages (stipules); either simple (toothed, lobed, or dissected but not divided into leaflets) or compound (divided into leaflets).

 segments 

linear 

Elongate, with nearly parallel sides; narrower than elliptic or oblong.

, ± 

entire 

Having margins that are continuous and smooth (i.e., without teeth, lobes, etc.).

..... A. densa

1' Sporangia not continuous along both sides of segment midvein; false indusia ± entire or with few to many coarse or deep, irregular teeth or 

lobes 

1. A major expansion or bulge, such as on the margin of a leaf, sepal, or petal, or on the surface of an ovary. 2. The free tips of otherwise fused structures, such as sepals or petals; larger than teeth.

; leaf segments 

lanceolate 

Narrowly elongate, widest in the basal half, often tapered to an acute tip.

to triangular, teeth few

2. False indusia discrete and well separated, ± as wide as long, 1–2(5) per segment, ± entire or with few coarse or deep, irregular teeth ..... A. californica

2' False indusia generally fused to each other at base, longer along leaf segment margin than from margin toward midrib, 3–5(7) per segment, with many coarse or deep, irregular teeth or lobes ..... A. carlotta-halliae

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