Pellaea atropurpurea

Pellaea atropurpurea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Pellaea
Species: Pellaea atropurpurea

Name

Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link, Fil. Spec. 59 (1841).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pteris atropurpurea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1076 (1753).
    • Type. U.S.A. Virginia: Kalm s.n. (LINN 1246.18).
• Homotypic
  • Asplenium atropurpureum (L.) Bernh., Neues J. Bot. 1(2): 10 (1808).
  • Allosorus atropurpureus (L.) Kunze ex C. Presl, Tent. Pterid.: 153 (1836).
  • Platyloma atropurpureum (L.) J.Sm., J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 160 (1841).
  • Notholaena atropurpurea (L.) Keyserl., Polyp. Herb. Bunge: 30 (1873).
  • Cassebeera atropurpurea (L.) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931).
  • Hemionitis atropurpurea (L.) Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 10 (2018).
• Heterotypic
  • Pteris spiculata Schkuhr, Deutschl. Krypt. Gew. 1: 92, t. 100 (1809).
    • Pellaea spiculata (Schkuhr) Fée, Mém. Foug., 5. Gen. Filic.: 129 (1852).
  • Pellaea mucronata Fée, Mém. Foug. 9 (Cat. Foug. Mex.): 8 (1857) non (D.C.Eaton) D.C.Eaton
    • Pellaea atropurpurea var. mucronata (Fée) E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 1: 119 (1872).
  • Pellaea atropurpurea var. cristata Trel., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 12: 77, pl. 34 (1901).
  • Pellaea atropurpurea var. punctata Gilbert, List N. Amer. Pterid. 18 (1901).
  • Pellaea atropurpurea var. venosa Gilbert, List N. Amer. Pterid. 18 (1901).
  • Pellaea atropurpurea f. bifida Hahne, Fern Bull. 12: 117 (1904), nom. nud.
  • Pellaea atropurpurea f. furcata Hahne, Fern Bull. 12: 117 (1904), nom. nud.
  • Pellaea atropurpurea var. latifolia Pickett, Amer. Fern J. 4: 101 (1914).
  • Cassebeera atropurpurea var. minima Eggert ex Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931).
    • Pellaea atropurpurea var. minima Eggert ex Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central (Puebla), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northeast (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas), Mexico Northwest (Sonora), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Jalisco, Oaxaca). 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

• Link, H.F. 1841. Filicum Species in Horto Regio Botanico Berolinensi Cultae. 179 pp. Veit, Berolini [Berlin]. Gallica Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1076. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mickel, J.T. & Smith, A.R. 2004. The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Part I (Descriptions and Maps). Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 88: i–xi, 1–1054. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pellaea atropurpurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pellaea atropurpurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pellaea atropurpurea. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pellaea atropurpurea Accessed: 10 Jun 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pellaea atropurpurea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: purple-stem cliffbrake

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