Pellaea glabella

Pellaea glabella

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Pellaea
Species: Pellaea glabella
Subspecies: P. g. subsp. glabella – P. g. subsp. missouriensis – P. g. subsp. occidentalis – P. g. subsp. simplex

Name

Pellaea glabella Mett. in F.A.M. Kuhn, Linnaea 36: 87 (1869).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cassebeera atropurpurea var. glabella (Mett.) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931).
  • Pellaea atropurpurea f. glabella (Mett.) Clute, Our Ferns 109 (1938).
  • Pellaea atropurpurea var. glabella (Mett.) F.C.Gates, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 42: 135 (1940).
  • Hemionitis glabella (Mett.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 14 (2018).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Subarctic America Northwest Territories. Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, Nevada, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kuhn, F.A.M. 1869. Reliquiae Mettenianae (continuatio). Linnaea 36: 41–169. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pellaea glabella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 6. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pellaea glabella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pellaea glabella. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jul 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaea glabella Accessed: 6 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

English: smooth cliffbrake

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