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Pellaea wrightiana

Hook.

Wright's Cliffbrake

G5Secure Found in 22 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142716
Element CodePPADI0H0E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusPellaea
Synonyms
Pellaea ternifolia var. wrightiana(Hook.) A. Tryon
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
Weber and Wittmann (2001) place this genus and species in the Sinopteridaceae (the Lipfern family).
Conservation Status
Review Date2007-03-02
Change Date1984-01-19
Range Extent Comments
This species is known from Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Fronds are green and glabrous. The scales on the stems are bicolored with a dark central region and lighter brown margins. Fronds are 2-3 pinnate. The pinnae are sessile to short-stalked with up to four pairs of pinnules. The ultimate segments are narrowly oblong with white-bordered, recurved margins (Spackman et al. 1997, Weber and Wittmann 2001).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArkansasS1Yes
South CarolinaS1Yes
OklahomaS1Yes
ColoradoS2Yes
TexasSNRYes
ArizonaS3Yes
North CarolinaS1Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (22)
Arizona (14)
AreaForestAcres
Blind Indian CreekPrescott National Forest26,847
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Hell HoleApache-Sitgreaves National Forests15,512
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
Sheridan MountainPrescott National Forest37,600
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
New Mexico (8)
AreaForestAcres
Apache Kid ContiguousCibola National Forest67,542
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
San JoseCibola National Forest16,950
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
References (3)
  1. 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.
  2. Spackman, S., B. Jennings, J. Coles, C. Dawson, M. Minton, A. Kratz, and C. Spurrier. 1997. Colorado rare plant field guide. Prepared for Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by Colorado Natural Heritage Program.
  3. Weber, W. and R. Wittmann. 2001a. Colorado Flora: Eastern Slope. Third edition. University Press of Colorado, Niwot, CO.