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Aspidotis carlotta-halliae

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Carlotta Hall's Lace Fern

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G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133481
Element CodePPADI07020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusAspidotis
Synonyms
Cheilanthes carlotta-halliaeW.H. Wagner & E.F. Gilbert
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Li et al. (2012) confirmed that Aspidotis is monophyletic and sister to their newly described genus Gaga. The generic placement of this taxon, in Aspidotis, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date2014-08-11
Change Date1997-03-18
Edition Date2002-07-29
Edition AuthorsOliver, L.
Rank Reasons
Aspidotis carlotta-halliae is an endemic fern to California and known from Alameda, Monterey, Marin, San Benito, and San Luis Obispo counties (CNPS 2001). A. carlotta-halliae is distributed widely enough in California and occurs in sufficient numbers such that the potential for extinction at this time is low (CNPS 2001). A. carlotta-halliae is, however, considered fairly endangered (CNPS 2001). This fern species is found in chaparral, cismontane woodland on serpentine soils (CNPS 2001) and specifically, in crevices or on rock outcrops (Hickman 1993).
Threat Impact Comments
The California Native Plant Society considers this species æfairly endangeredÆ (CNPS 2001).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
References (5)
  1. California Native Plant Society (CNPS). 2001. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (sixth edition). Rare Plant Scientific Advisory Committee, David P. Tibor, Convening Editor. California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. x + 388pp.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Li, F.W., K.M. Pryer, and M.D. Windham. 2012. <i>Gaga</i>, a new fern genus segregated from <i>Cheilanthes </i>(Pteridaceae). Systematic Botany 37(4): 845-860.
  5. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.