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Aspidotis californica

(Hook.) Nutt. ex Copeland

California Lace Fern

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.127897
Element CodePPADI07010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusAspidotis
Synonyms
Cheilanthes californica(Hook.) Mett.Hypolepis californicaHook.
Other Common Names
California Lacefern (EN) California lacefern (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
Li et al. (2012) confirmed that Aspidotis is monophyletic and sister to their newly described genus Gaga. The generic placement of this taxon, in Aspidotis, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date1989-04-20
Change Date1989-04-20
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (17)
California (17)
AreaForestAcres
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
CamuesaLos Padres National Forest8,209
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
LaddCleveland National Forest5,300
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest14,177
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
Sill HillCleveland National Forest5,294
Skeleton GladeMendocino National Forest9,237
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
References (3)
  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.
  2. Li, F.W., K.M. Pryer, and M.D. Windham. 2012. <i>Gaga</i>, a new fern genus segregated from <i>Cheilanthes </i>(Pteridaceae). Systematic Botany 37(4): 845-860.
  3. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.