Ceterach officinarum

Photo © Carl Farmer
29 Jun 2003 Suardal, Isle of Skye
Maximum width of any frond in pic = 11 mm

Rare on limestone rocks or quarry rubble

Fronds 3-20 cm long

Skye ID: Back of frond covered with rust-coloured scales

Other features: Spores in ellpitical bundles along the veins, hidden by the scales, without a covering indusium.

Photo © Carl Farmer 29 Jun 2003 Suardal, Isle of Skye		Photo © Carl Farmer 29 Jun 2003 Suardal, Isle of Skye
Photo © Carl Farmer 29 Jun 2003 Suardal, Isle of Skye		Frond temporarily held upside down with stone to show underside

Skye Flora