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Aspidotis densa

(Brack.) Lellinger

Dense Lace Fern

G5Secure Found in 147 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150365
Element CodePPADI07030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusAspidotis
Synonyms
Cryptogramma densa(Brack.) DielsOnychium densumBrack.Pellaea densa(Brack.) Hook.
Other Common Names
Aspidote touffue (FR) Indian's dream (EN) Indian's Dream (EN) Serpentine Lace 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
Li et al. (2012) confirmed that Aspidotis is monophyletic and sister to their newly described genus Gaga. The generic placement of this taxon, in Aspidotis, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date2011-11-01
Change Date1989-04-20
Edition Date1998-08-01
Edition AuthorsGeoffrey Hall
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS1Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
NevadaS1Yes
IdahoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaS1Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (147)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
California (88)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
Big Butte ShinboneSix Rivers National Forest1,102
BlackKlamath National Forest6,530
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
Butt Mtn.Lassen National Forest8,217
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Condrey Mtn.Klamath National Forest2,923
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
Cub CreekLassen National Forest8,643
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
Duncan CanyonTahoe National Forest8,621
East BeegumShasta-Trinity National Forest8,425
East ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest6,201
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Fawn LakeEldorado National Forest1,153
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
GrindstoneMendocino National Forest26,031
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Hobo GulchShasta-Trinity National Forest88
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
JohnsonKlamath National Forest10,652
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mill CreekLassen National Forest7,587
MonarchSierra National Forest697
Monkey CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,017
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
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
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
North MountainStanislaus National Forest7,856
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
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
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
Ship MountainSix Rivers National Forest11,936
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
Stoveleg GapShasta-Trinity National Forest61
ThatcherMendocino National Forest16,652
Tom MartinKlamath National Forest9,031
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
Ukonom CreekKlamath National Forest4,621
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
Idaho (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Montana (4)
AreaForestAcres
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Northwest PeaksKootenai National Forest15,358
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
West Fork Yaak #694Kootenai National Forest8,237
Nevada (2)
AreaForestAcres
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
Ruby - ThompsonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,289
Oregon (27)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder ParkWallowa-Whitman National Forest12,141
Bulldog RockWillamette National Forest559
Bulldog RockUmpqua National Forest6,056
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
CornpatchWillamette National Forest7,346
Cougar BluffUmpqua National Forest5,574
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Grande RondeWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,650
Grande RondeUmatilla National Forest12,296
Greenhorn MountainMalheur National Forest15,936
Greenhorn Mtn.Umatilla National Forest11,191
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
Little Eagle MeadowsWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,984
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Middle SantiamWillamette National Forest7,316
Mill Creek Watershed (OR)Umatilla National Forest7,820
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
ReservoirWallowa-Whitman National Forest13,641
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Walla Walla RiverUmatilla National Forest34,416
Williams CreekUmpqua National Forest5,844
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
Washington (19)
AreaForestAcres
Alpine Lakes Adj.Wenatchee National Forest57,104
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Canyon CreekWenatchee National Forest7,983
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Mill Creek Watershed (WA)Umatilla National Forest16,747
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
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. Li, F.W., K.M. Pryer, and M.D. Windham. 2012. <i>Gaga</i>, a new fern genus segregated from <i>Cheilanthes </i>(Pteridaceae). Systematic Botany 37(4): 845-860.
  3. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.