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Phegopteris hexagonoptera

(Michx.) Fee

Broad Beechfern

G5Secure Found in 34 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138598
Element CodePPTHE02020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyThelypteridaceae
GenusPhegopteris
Synonyms
Dryopteris hexagonoptera(Michx.) C. Christens.Thelypteris hexagonoptera(Michx.) Weatherby
Other Common Names
broad beechfern (EN) Phégoptère à hexagones (FR)
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
The generic placement of this taxon in Phegopteris and as treated in the Flora of North America (vol. 2, 1993) is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016). It is included as an accepted combination by Fawcett and Smith (2021).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-28
Change Date1990-03-12
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New YorkS4Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MississippiS4Yes
MinnesotaS1Yes
MissouriSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
WisconsinS2Yes
IowaS3Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
Rhode IslandS2Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
IllinoisS3Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MaineS2Yes
KansasSHYes
MichiganSNRYes
FloridaS2Yes
VermontS2Yes
OhioSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
New JerseyS4Yes
DelawareS4Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
District of ColumbiaS5Yes
South CarolinaS4Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS2Yes
OntarioS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (34)
Arkansas (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Indian CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,855
Richland CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest571
Georgia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Ellicott Rock AdditionChattahoochee National Forest690
Joe GapChattahoochee National Forest5,321
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Miller CreekChattahoochee National Forest701
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ripple HollowShawnee National Forest3,788
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Oklahoma (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beech CreekOuachita National Forest8,303
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Hunting Camp Little Wolf CreekJefferson National Forest8,953
Mt. PleasantGeorge Washington National Forest8,933
Raccoon BranchJefferson National Forest4,388
West Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Cheat MountainMonongahela National Forest8,191
Dry ForkMonongahela National Forest657
Marlin MountainMonongahela National Forest9,344
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
References (4)
  1. Fawcett, S., and A.R. Smith. 2021. A generic classification of the Thelypteridaceae. Sida, Bot. Misc. 59. BRIT Press, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, U.S.A. 102 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 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. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.