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Argyrochosma limitanea

(Maxon) Windham

Southwestern False Cloak Fern

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129106
Element CodePPADI0N050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusArgyrochosma
Synonyms
Cheilanthes limitanea(Maxon) MickelNotholaena limitaneaMaxonPellaea limitanea(Maxon) C.V. Morton
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
Sigel et al. (2011) confirmed that Argyrochosma is monophyletic. The generic placement of this taxon is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-02-15
Change Date1993-02-15
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
TexasS2Yes
ColoradoS1Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Arizona (5)
AreaForestAcres
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Upper Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,533
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Capital ReefDixie National Forest763
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / OakDixie National Forest55,489
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. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.
  3. Sigel, E.M., Windham, M.D., Huiet, L., Yatskievych, G., and K.M. Pryer. 2011. Species relationships and farina evolution in the cheilanthoid fern genus <i>Argyrochosma</i> (Pteridaceae). Systematic Botany 36(3): 554-564.