I was please to find Pityrogramma pearcei a few times while working on P. N. Las Orquideas in Antioquia, Colombia. Similar to other Pityrogramma, it inhabits disturbed sites; I found it growing along trails. It also have an epidermal farina like many Pityrogramma. In this case, it covers the lower portion of the petiole and is absent from the lamina of the mature leaf. Unlike many of the other species in the genus, it is not frequently collected. It is known primarily from the northern Andes, extending northwards to Costa Rica and southwards to Peru.
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- Pityrogramma pearcei – rachis costa architecture
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- Pityrogramma pearcei – young leaf with white farina
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- Pityrogramma pearcei – lower leaf with young sori
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- Pityrogramma pearcei – upper leaf
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- Pityrogramma pearcei – rhizome scales
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- Pityrogramma pearcei – petiole base with white farina
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- Pityrogramma pearcei – upper leaf surface
Collection Data (M. Sundue 3168)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- Family: Pteridaceae
- Genus: Pityrogramma Link
- Species: Pityrogramma pearcei (T. Moore) Domin
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 03-IX-2012
- Primary Collector & #: M. Sundue 3168
- Collection Party: M. Sundue, J. Betancur, P. Pedraza, G. Giraldo, M. Jaimes, E. Tineo, M. Londono, A. Duque, L. Arias
- Det. History: M. Sundue
- Habitat: Primary Forest
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: COL, NY, VT
Additional Comments
Collection Location
- Location: Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquideas – – Frontino – Antioquia – Colombia.
- Coordinates: 6°38'20.7"N, 76°12'30.1"W
- Elevation:
