Woodsia appalachiana

T.M.C. Taylor

Appalachian Woodsia

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137964
Element CodePPDRY0U020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyWoodsiaceae
GenusWoodsia
Synonyms
Woodsia scopulina ssp. appalachiana(T.M.C. Taylor) WindhamWoodsia scopulina var. appalachiana(T.M.C. Taylor) Morton
Other Common Names
Appalachian Cliff Fern (EN) Appalachian cliff fern (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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 2, 1993) includes Woodsia appalachiana (=W. scopulina ssp. appalachiana) as a variety of W. scopulina.
Conservation Status
Review Date1986-04-08
Change Date1986-04-08
Threat Impact Comments
Moderatly threatened by its limited distribution (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaS2Yes
GeorgiaS1Yes
West VirginiaS2Yes
ArkansasS1Yes
TennesseeS1Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
VirginiaS4Yes
KentuckyS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
References (3)
  1. 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.
  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. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.