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Astrolepis sinuata

(Lag. ex Sw.) Benham & Windham

Wavy Scaly Cloak Fern

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 21 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143086
Element CodePPADI0P020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusAstrolepis
Synonyms
Cheilanthes sinuata(Lag. ex Sw.) DominNotholaena sinuata(Lag. ex Sw.) Kaulfuss
Other Common Names
Wavy Scaly Cloakfern (EN) wavy scaly cloakfern (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
Beck et al. (2010) delimit species and reconstruct phylogenetic relationships in the genus Astrolepis within the family Pteridaceae. The generic placement of this taxon is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-11-28
Change Date1994-11-28
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
GeorgiaSXYes
LouisianaSNANo
TexasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (21)
Arizona (17)
AreaForestAcres
Black CrossTonto National Forest5,966
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Horse MesaTonto National Forest9,146
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
Pine Mountain Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest6,518
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
References (4)
  1. Beck, J.B., Windham, M.D., Yatskievych, G., and K.M. Pryer. 2010. A diploids-first approach to species delimitation and interpreting polyploid evolution in the fern genus<i> Astrolepis</i> (Pteridaceae). Systematic Botany 35(2): 223-234.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.