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Astrolepis integerrima

(Hook.) Benham & Windham

Southwestern Cloak Fern

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

UnknownThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130560

Element CodePPADI0P040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumFilicinophyta

ClassFilicopsida

OrderFilicales

FamilyPteridaceae

GenusAstrolepis

Synonyms

Astrolepis x integerrima(Hook.) Benham & Windham

Other Common Names

Hybrid Cloakfern (EN) hybrid cloakfern (EN)

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.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Biotics v1

Review Date2019-06-24

Change Date2019-06-24

Edition Date2019-06-24

Edition AuthorsTreher (2019)

Threat ImpactUnknown

Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences81 to >300

Rank Reasons

Astrolepis integerrima occurs in the southwestern-central U.S.A., with a single location in Alabama, and throughout Mexico. There are hundreds of occurrences documented by herbarium and photo based records but threats and trends are unknown. The species occurs on calcareous substrates.

Range Extent Comments

Astrolepis integerrima occurs from the southern tip of Nevada east to southern Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas, and south to Chiapas, Mexico (GBIF 2019; iNaturalist 2019; SEINet 2019). There is a disjunct occurrence on Ketona dolostone in Bibb County, Alabama.

Occurrences Comments

Based on herbarium records and photo based observations (iNaturalist 2019; SEINet 2019), there are hundreds of occurrences documented. The species is rare in Alabama, Nevada, Colorado, and Oklahoma, at the northern edge of the species range.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs on calcareous, primarily limestone, rocky slope, hillsides, and cliffs (FNA 1993). The occurrence in Alabama is on Ketona dolostone (Weakley 2015).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Texas	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S1	Yes
Alabama	S1	Yes
Oklahoma	S1	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (8)

Arizona (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Arnold Mesa	Prescott National Forest	12,286
Middle Dragoon Roadless	Coronado National Forest	10,543
Whetstone	Coronado National Forest	20,728

New Mexico (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Last Chance Canyon	Lincoln National Forest	8,934
Ortega Peak	Lincoln National Forest	11,545
Peloncillo (NM)	Coronado National Forest	43,339
South Guadalupe Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	20,930
West Face Sacramento Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	41,176

References (3)

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.
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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.