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Argyrochosma jonesii

(Maxon) Windham

Jones' False Cloak Fern

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131280

Element CodePPADI0N040

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 jonesii(Maxon) MunzNotholaena jonesiiMaxonPellaea jonesii(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 Date1990-01-16

Change Date1990-01-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S1	Yes
Nevada	S2	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

California (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Agnew	Sequoia National Forest	9,561
Birch Creek	Inyo National Forest	28,816
Black Mtn.	Sequoia National Forest	15,102
Monarch	Sierra National Forest	697

Nevada (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lovell Summit South	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	28,455
Potosi	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	5,145

References (4)

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.
Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.
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.