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Myriopteris intertexta

(Maxon) Grusz & Windham

Coastal Lipfern

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157086
Element CodePPADI090D0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusMyriopteris
Synonyms
Cheilanthes covillei ssp. intertextaMaxonCheilanthes intertexta(Maxon) Maxon
Other Common Names
coastal 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) newly combine 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 Date1984-07-16
Change Date1984-07-16
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs on rocky, igneous ledges and slopes at elevations ranging from 500 to 2,800 meters (FNA 1993).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
OregonS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Nevahbe RidgeInyo National Forest302
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. OlympusWasatch-Cache National Forest9,982
Twin PeaksWasatch-Cache National Forest6,157
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 Cheilanthes: The resurrection and recircumscription of Myriopteris (Pteridaceae). PhytoKeys 32: 49-64. Online. Available: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.32.6733.
  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.