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Woodsia Bot.|ˈwʊdzɪə|
Also woodsia.
[mod.L., f. the name of Joseph Woods (1776–1864), architect and botanist + -ia1.]
A fern of the genus of this name (family Polypodiaceæ), comprising small, rock-loving, tufted plants found in mountainous parts of Britain and other temperate regions and in the Arctic.
1815R. Brown in Trans. Linnean Soc. XI. 171 This genus I have named in honour of my friend Mr. Joseph Woods... The character distinguishing Woodsia..consists in its involucrum being inserted under the group of capsules..the sorus, which it completely surrounds at the base; while it is in every stage open at top. 1848T. Moore Handbk. Brit. Ferns iii. 37 The Woodsias have no especial claim to be esteemed for their elegance. a1894W. Falconer Let. in W. Robinson Wild Garden (ed. 4) viii. 83 Woodsias, tiny Aspleniums, and other Ferns. 1908E. Step Wayside & Woodland Ferns 55 Oblong Woodsia (Woodsia ilvensis). This species differs but slightly from the Alpine Woodsia, and some botanists deny its distinctness. 1961R. W. Butcher New Illustrated Brit. Flora I. 176 Woodsia alpina... This Northern Woodsia occurs very rarely on mountain cliffs and rocks in a few places in Scotland and N. Wales. |