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Myriopteris gracillima

(D.C. Eaton) J. Smith

Lace Lipfern

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 191 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152769
Element CodePPADI090B0
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 gracillimaD.C. Eat.
Other Common Names
Chéilanthe délicate (FR) Lace Fern (EN) lace 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 the genus Myriopteris. The generic placement of this taxon, in Myriopteris, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date2011-11-01
Change Date1988-07-28
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Cliffs and rocky slopes, usually on igneous substrates
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS2Yes
IdahoSNRYes
UtahS1Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MontanaS3Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS1Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (191)
California (104)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
BackboneShasta-Trinity National Forest11,466
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
Bell MeadowStanislaus National Forest7,968
Black ButteMendocino National Forest15,461
Blue Creek Rare ISix Rivers National Forest12,134
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Box CampKlamath National Forest858
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
ChanchelullaShasta-Trinity National Forest3,915
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
ChinquapinShasta-Trinity National Forest22,040
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
Cub CreekLassen National Forest8,643
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
Devils RockShasta-Trinity National Forest16,209
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
Duncan CanyonTahoe National Forest8,621
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
East ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest6,201
East GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest27,894
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Elk CreekMendocino National Forest23,182
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
GrindstoneMendocino National Forest26,031
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Hobo GulchShasta-Trinity National Forest88
Horse Mdw.Inyo National Forest5,687
Indian CreekKlamath National Forest5,011
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
KelseyKlamath National Forest3,237
Kettle Mtn.Shasta-Trinity National Forest4,589
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
LavaLassen National Forest5,978
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
MayfieldLassen National Forest14,444
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mill CreekLassen National Forest7,587
MonarchSierra National Forest697
Monkey CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,017
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. BidwellModoc National Forest11,687
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. HarknessLassen National Forest197
Mt. HoffmanModoc National Forest9,780
Mt. LassicSix Rivers National Forest6,643
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
Mt. RebaStanislaus National Forest3,869
Mt. Shasta AShasta-Trinity National Forest676
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
Mt. VidaModoc National Forest7,771
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North MountainStanislaus National Forest7,856
Onion SpringsLassen National Forest2,421
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
Poison HoleEldorado National Forest2,627
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
RubiconEldorado National Forest4,872
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
ShacklefordKlamath National Forest1,679
Ship MountainSix Rivers National Forest11,936
ShuteyeSierra National Forest7,313
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Snow MountainLassen National Forest2,165
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
Stoveleg GapShasta-Trinity National Forest61
ThatcherMendocino National Forest16,652
Timbered CraterLassen National Forest4,096
Tom MartinKlamath National Forest9,031
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
Trail LakeLassen National Forest1,124
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest4,394
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
West YubaPlumas National Forest6,071
Wild Cattle MtnLassen National Forest4,965
Wilderness ContiguousMendocino National Forest3,606
Idaho (4)
AreaForestAcres
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (15)
AreaForestAcres
Allan Mountain (01946)Bitterroot National Forest104,184
Allen Peak #185Kootenai National Forest29,638
Barren Creek #183Kootenai National Forest14,534
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Evans GulchLolo National Forest8,059
Gold Hill West #176Kootenai National Forest15,079
Government Mountain #673Kootenai National Forest10,090
Lebeau RA 1507Flathead National Forest5,450
Lolo CreekLolo National Forest14,335
Roderick #684Kootenai National Forest29,677
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
Trout CreekKootenai National Forest30,851
Ward EagleLolo National Forest8,556
Willard Estelle #173Kootenai National Forest3,714
Oregon (41)
AreaForestAcres
Baldy MountainMalheur National Forest6,416
BearwallowsDeschutes National Forest7,317
Boulder ParkWallowa-Whitman National Forest12,141
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Bulldog RockUmpqua National Forest6,056
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
Castle Rock AppendageUmpqua National Forest4,649
Chucksney MountainWillamette National Forest15,369
Crane MountainFremont National Forest23,096
DoneganUmpqua National Forest5,914
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
ElkhornWillamette National Forest9,380
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
Imnaha FaceWallowa-Whitman National Forest29,575
Jackson Creek AppendageUmpqua National Forest4,673
LakeMt. Hood National Forest1,327
Lake ForkWallowa-Whitman National Forest21,936
Lick CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,956
Limpy RockUmpqua National Forest6,782
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Mcclellan MountainMalheur National Forest21,213
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
Metolius BreaksDeschutes National Forest11,141
Middle SantiamWillamette National Forest7,316
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Upper Catherine CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,446
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Williams CreekUmpqua National Forest5,844
Washington (27)
AreaForestAcres
Alpine Lakes Adj.Wenatchee National Forest57,104
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Black CanyonOkanogan National Forest9,681
Blue LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest11,359
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Mill Creek Watershed (WA)Umatilla National Forest16,747
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Myrtle LakeWenatchee National Forest11,133
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
PompeyGifford Pinchot National Forest23,985
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
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 <i>Cheilanthes</i>: The resurrection and recircumscription of <i>Myriopteris</i> (Pteridaceae). PhytoKeys 32: 49-64.
  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.