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Gymnogramma vestita Hooker var. auriculata Franchet, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 10: 123. 1887; Gymnopteris bipinnata var. auriculata (Franchet) Ching; G. borealisinensis Kitagawa; G. vestita (Hooker) Underwood var. auriculata (Franchet) C. Christensen.

Lamina 1-pinnate. Pinnae ovate or narrowly ovate, stalked (stalks to 1 cm), base strongly cordate, margins entire or often enlarged forming auricles at both sides near base, sometimes proximal pinnae with 1 or 2 free segments, apex obtuse.

● On rocks beneath shrubs or woods; 800-3600 m. Gansu, Hebei, Henan, W Hubei, Nei Mongol, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan.

Paragymnopteris bipinnata var. auriculata is similar to P. vestita. It differs in its long pinna stalks (to 1 cm), strongly cordate pinna base, and free veins.