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Notholaena grayi

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Gray's Cloakfern

G4Apparently Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136861
Element CodePPADI0G090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusNotholaena
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
Rothfels et al. (2008) provide a phylogeny showing that the genus Notholaena (Pteridaceae) is paraphyletic, with some additions and resolution by Yatskievych and Arbelaez (2008). The generic placement of this taxon is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-05-03
Change Date1994-05-03
Edition Date1991-03-06
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn, rev. L. Kutner (5/94).
Rank Reasons
Rare in Trans-Pecos and Edwards Plateau of Texas, expected (but not documented) in one county of New Mexico, and known from five counties in Arizona. Also known from Mexico, but abundance and distribution not known. Rank of G4 from Texas Heritage Program; distribution includes MX (FNA 1993).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Epipetric in rock crevices (Lellinger, 1985).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
TexasS2Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
WinchesterCoronado National Forest13,459
References (5)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.
  4. Rothfels, C.J., Windham, M.D., Grusz, A.L., Gastony, G.J., and K.M. Pryer. 2008. Toward a monophyletic <i>Notholaena</i> (Pteridaceae): Resolving patterns of evolutionary convergence in xeric-adapted ferns. Taxon 57(3): 712-724.
  5. Yatskievych, G., and A.L. Arbeláez. 2008. A new species and three generic transfers in the fern genus <i>Notholaena</i> (Pteridaceae). Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 18(1): 120-124.