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Macrothelypteris torresiana

(Gaud.) Ching

False Maiden Fern

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128448
Element CodePPTHE01010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyThelypteridaceae
GenusMacrothelypteris
Other Common Names
swordfern (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
The generic placement of this taxon in Macrothelypteris, as treated in the Flora of North America (1993, vol. 2), is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016) and The Generic Classification of Thelypteridaceae of Fawcett and Smith (2021).
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-11-28
Change Date1994-11-28
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
HawaiiSNANo
OhioSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
TexasSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
IndianaSNANo
FloridaSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
References (4)
  1. Fawcett, S., and A.R. Smith. 2021. A generic classification of the Thelypteridaceae. Sida, Bot. Misc. 59. BRIT Press, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, U.S.A. 102 pp.
  2. 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.
  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.