Pentagramma (Plantae)

Pentagramma triangularis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Cheilanthoideae
Genus: Pentagramma
Species: P. glanduloviscida – P. maxonii – P. pallida – P. rebmanii – P. triangularis – P. viscosa

Name

Pentagramma Yatsk., Windham & E.Wollenw., Amer. Fern J. 80(1): 13 (1990).

• Type species: Pentagramma triangularis Yatsk., Windham & E.Wollenw.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada British Columbia. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest (Baja California, Sonora), Mexican Pacific Islands (Guadalupe Island). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Yatskievych, G.A., Windham, M.D. & Wollenweber, E. 1990. A Reconsideration of the Genus Pityrogramma (Adiantaceae) in Western North America. American Fern Journal 80(1): 9–17. JSTOR ResearchGate BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schuettpelz, E., Pryer, K.M. & Windham, M.D. 2015. A Unified Approach to Taxonomic Delimitation in the Fern Genus Pentagramma (Pteridaceae). Systematic Botany 40(3): 629–644. DOI: 10.1600/036364415X689366 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pentagramma (Plantae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 9. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pentagramma (Plantae). Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pentagramma (Plantae). Published online. Accessed: 9 Jul 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pentagramma (Plantae) Accessed: 9 Jul 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pentagramma in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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