West Highland Flora

Mountain Fern

Oreopteris limbosperma

Older names: Thelypteris limbosperma, Thelypteris oreopteris.

Photo © Carl Farmer
29 Sep 2001 Scorrybreac, Skye

Frequent around hill scrub and beside moorland burns.

Longest pinna c 5-12 cm

ID: Sori up against margin of leaf-underside. Middle pinnae the longest, lowest very short.

Other features: Pinnules scarcely toothed, compared to other ferns, and margins inrolled below. Smells of lemon when crushed.

Photo © Carl Farmer 18 Sep 2001 Sligachan, Skye


Photo © Carl Farmer 29 Sep 2001 Scorrybreac, Skye		Photo © Carl Farmer 3 Aug 2002 Portree, Skye
Underside, showing sori up against inrolled pinnule-margins


Photo © Carl Farmer 3 Aug 2002 Portree, Skye