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Bommeria hispida

(Mett. ex Kuhn) Underwood

Copper Fern

G4Apparently Secure Found in 18 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141752
Element CodePPADI08010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusBommeria
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.
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-03-11
Change Date1991-03-18
Edition Date1991-03-11
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn
Rank Reasons
Range includes much of the southwest. Found in Baja California (Sierra de la Giganta), 8 counties in NM, 7 counties in AZ, in the Trans-Pecos region of TX, and south through much of Mexico. One disjunct locality in Nicuaraga.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Epipetric in crevices, on rock ledges and terrestrial at the bases of boulders (Lellinger, 1985).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
South CarolinaS1Yes
TexasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (18)
Arizona (12)
AreaForestAcres
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Campbell BlueApache-Sitgreaves National Forests7,003
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
HellsgateTonto National Forest6,171
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
Sheridan MountainPrescott National Forest37,600
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
New Mexico (6)
AreaForestAcres
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
References (1)
  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.