Myriopteris gracillima

Myriopteris gracillima

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Myriopteris
Species: Myriopteris gracillima

Name

Myriopteris gracillima (D.C.Eaton) J.Sm., Hist. Fil.: 280 (1875).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cheilanthes gracillima D.C.Eaton in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 234 (1859).
    • Type: USA. Oregon: Cascade Mountains, 7000 feet of altitude, latitude 44°, Bigelow s.n. (lectotype: YU).
• Homotypic
  • Allosorus gracillimus (D.C.Eaton) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 285 (1911).
  • Hemionitis gracillima (D.C.Eaton) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 14 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Cheilanthes vestita Brack., U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 91 (1854), nom. illeg.
  • Cheilanthes gracillima var. aberrans M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 12: 81 (1908).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada, Utah. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J. 1875. Historia Filicum; an exposition of the nature, number, and organography of ferns. 429 pp., Macmillan, London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Grusz, A.L. & Windham, M.D. 2013. Toward a monophyletic Cheilanthes: The resurrection and recircumscription of Myriopteris (Pteridaceae). PhytoKeys 32: 49–64. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.32.6733 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Myriopteris gracillima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Myriopteris gracillima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Myriopteris gracillima. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2023. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Myriopteris gracillima Accessed: 31 May 2023. Reference page.

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