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Myriopteris windhamii

Grusz

Villous Lipfern

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152425
Element CodePPADI090Q0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusMyriopteris
Synonyms
Cheilanthes villosaDavenport ex Maxon
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) place this species in Myriopteris. The generic placement of this taxon, in Myriopteris, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).

Grusz and Windham (2013) note, "In Cheilanthes, this has been called C. villosa Davenp. ex Maxon. Because transfer of the epithet villosa to Myriopteris is blocked by the earlier publication of M. villosa Fée (= M. lendigera fide Reeves 1979), we use the replacement name for this distinctive taxon published by Grusz (2013)."
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-03-06
Change Date1991-03-18
Edition Date1991-03-06
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn
Rank Reasons
Occasional in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. Distribution in Mexico not known.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Epipetric in crevices and on ledges of igneous rocks, and terrestrial at the bases of boulders (Lellinger, 1985).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
References (4)
  1. Grusz, A.L. 2013. <i>Myriopteris windhamii</i> sp. nov., a new name for <i>Cheilanthes villosa</i> (Pteridaceae). American Fern Journal 103(2): 112-117.
  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.