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Myriopteris yavapensis

(T. Reeves ex Windham) Grusz & Windham

Graceful Lipfern

G3Vulnerable (G3?) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128531
Element CodePPADI09140
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusMyriopteris
Synonyms
Cheilanthes yavapensisReeves ex Windham
Other Common Names
Yavapai Lip 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
Grusz and Windham (2013) newly combine this species in Myriopteris. The generic placement of this taxon, in Myriopteris, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date1995-11-23
Change Date1995-11-25
Edition Date1995-11-25
Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E.
Rank Reasons
Apogamous triploid; small range in Texas, New Mexico, and northern Mexico (FNA). No information on abundance or threats.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
HackberryCoconino National Forest17,885
Hell HoleApache-Sitgreaves National Forests15,512
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
References (4)
  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. Grusz, A.L. and M.D. Windham. 2013. Toward a monophyletic Cheilanthes: The resurrection and recircumscription of Myriopteris (Pteridaceae). PhytoKeys 32: 49-64. Online. Available: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.32.6733.
  3. 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.
  4. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.