Aspidotis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Aspidotis
Species: A. californica – A. carlotta-halliae – A. densa – A. meifolia

Name

Aspidotis (Nutt. ex Hook.) Copel., Gen. Fil.: 68 (1947).

• Type species: Aspidotis californica (Hook.) Nutt. ex Copel.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hypolepis sect. Aspidotis Nutt. ex Hook., Syn. Fil. 4: 131 (1867).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada British Columbia. Regional: Eastern Canada Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada, Utah. Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Copeland, E.B. 1947. Genera Filicum, The Genera of Ferns. (Annales Cryptogamici et Phytopathologici 5). xvi + 247 pp, 10 pl. Internet Archive Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. (Version 11.3; last update Jan. 11th, 2021). Aspidotis Accessed: 31 Jan 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Aspidotis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 31 Jan 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Aspidotis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jan 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Aspidotis. Published online. Accessed Jan 31 2021.