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Cystopteris fragilis

Superficially it looks like Woodsia scopulina, or Cliff fern, but there are differences in the sori. Thanks to Carl Rothfels for the identification.

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Called the brittle bladder-fern or common fragile fern.
Photograph from the Sierra Nevada, California. Image 1

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Underside of the brittle bladder-fern or common fragile fern.
Photograph from the Sierra Nevada, California. Image 2

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