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Polypodium appalachianum

Haufler & Windham

Appalachian Rockcap Fern

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139414
Element CodePPPOL02140
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPolypodiaceae
GenusPolypodium
Other Common Names
Appalachian Polypody (EN) Appalachian polypody (EN) Appalachian Rock Polypody (EN) Polypode des Appalaches (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
Sigel et al. (2014) and Assis et al. (2016) confirm the monophyly and circumscribe the genus Polypodium. The generic placement of this taxon is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date2011-11-01
Change Date1991-08-21
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS1Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS1Yes
QuebecS3Yes
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
TennesseeSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
North CarolinaS4Yes
New JerseyS4Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
MarylandSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
South CarolinaS2Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
VirginiaS4Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
MaineSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (35)
Georgia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,974
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
New Hampshire (3)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
North Carolina (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Tennessee (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Beaver Dam CreekCherokee National Forest5,070
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Virginia (8)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (4)
  1. Assis, F.C., Almeida, T.E., Russell, S.J., Schneider, H., and A. Salino. 2016. Molecular phylogeny and recircumscription of the fern genus <i>Pecluma</i> (Polypodiaceae–Polypodiopsida). Phytotaxa 247(4): 235-246.
  2. 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.
  3. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.
  4. Sigel, E.M., Windham, M.D., Haufler, C.H.. and K.M. Pryer. 2014. Phylogeny, divergence time estimates, and phylogeography of the diploid species of the <i>Polypodium vulgare</i> complex (Polypodiaceae). Systematic Botany 39(4): 1042-1055.