Phegopteris

_Phegopteris alpesteris_ is abundant along the glacial valleys, where the tall grasses and the beautiful array of alpine plants delight the eye.

The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' John H. Williams

Cryptogramma acrostichoides and Phegopteris alpestris, the latter with soft, delicate fronds, not in the least like those of Rock fern, though it grows on the rocks where the snow lies longest.

The Yosemite John Muir 1876

a plenty of the Christmas fern, or a smaller group of one of the beech ferns (_Phegopteris polypodioides_ or _Phegopteris Dryopteris_).

Birds in the Bush Bradford Torrey 1877