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Myriopteris tomentosa

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Woolly Lipfern

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149291
Element CodePPADI090P0
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 tomentosaLink
Other Common Names
woolly lipfern (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) place 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 Date1988-08-04
Change Date1988-08-04
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaS2Yes
West VirginiaSHYes
OklahomaSNRYes
KansasSHYes
ArizonaSNRYes
VirginiaS3Yes
MissouriS1Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
GeorgiaS4Yes
TexasSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Capitan MountainsLincoln National Forest14,069
Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Hoop HoleJefferson National Forest4,652
Mill MountainGeorge Washington National Forest10,840
Patterson MountainJefferson National Forest4,865
Price MountainJefferson National Forest9,119
References (3)
  1. 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.
  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. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.