Fronds:
Forms dense tufted rosettes
of deep green fronds; late sprouting fertile arching fronds; 20
or more pairs of rounded pinnae; sterile fronds lie on ground; once
pinnate; .5" wide with many oblong pinnae; dark stipe; dark,
wiry rachi
Comments:
Short creeping
or ascending rhizomes; naturally occurs in shady rock cervices;
requires moisture but good drainage