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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

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	S2	Yes
Georgia	S1	Yes
West Virginia	S2	Yes
Arkansas	S1	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
Kentucky	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Jerkemtight	George Washington National Forest	16,687

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.
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.