Comptonia peregrina

Comptonia peregrina, Huron Shores, Ontario, Canada

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Fagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Myricaceae
Genus: Comptonia
Species: Comptonia peregrina

Name

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Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M.Coult., Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 127. 1894.

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Liquidambar peregrina L., Sp. Pl. 2: 999. 1753.
  • Homotypic
    • Myrica peregrina (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 638. 1891.
  • Heterotypic
    • Myrica aspleniifolia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1024. 1753.
      • Liquidambar asplenifolia (L.) L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2: 1418. 1762.
      • Comptonia aspleniifolia (L.) L'Hér. in W.Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 334. 1789.
      • Comptonia peregrina var. aspleniifolia (L.) Fernald, Rhodora 40: 410. 1938.
    • Comptonia ceterach Mirb. in H.L.Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. ed., 2: t. 11. 1804.
    • Comptonia peregrina var. tomentosa A.Chev., Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 196. 1901.
      • Myrica aspleniifolia var. tomentosa (A.Chev.) Gleason, Phytologia 4: 23. 1952.
    • Myrica comptonia C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 151. 1864.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Eastern Canada
      • New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec.
    • Regional: North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
    • Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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čeština: Postopčák cizí
dansk: Almindelig bregnepors
Deutsch: Farnmyrte
English: Sweetfern
suomi: Tuoksumyrtti
français: Comptonie voyageuse
hrvatski: Komptonija
polski: Komptonia amerykańska
русский: Комптония
српски / srpski: Slatka paprat
中文: 香蕨
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