Scientific or common name:

Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton ssp. mucronata

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PTERIDACEAE - Maidenhair Fern family Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton ssp. mucronata
Rank: subspecies

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Common names

U.S. name: Birdfoot cliffbrake

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Pellaea longimucronata Hook.
= Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton var. mucronata

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: -
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Pellaea
Species:

1) Pellaea alabamensis (Buckley) Baker ex Hook. 2) Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulf.) Fée 3) Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulf.) Fée var. pubescens Baker 4) Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulf.) Fée var. rubens D.C. Eaton 5) Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link 6) Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link var. bushii Mack. 7) Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link var. simplex (Butters) Morton 8) Pellaea brachyptera (T. Moore) Baker 9) Pellaea breweri D.C. Eaton 10) Pellaea bridgesii Hook. 11) Pellaea cardiomorpha Weath. 12) Pellaea compacta (Davenport) Maxon 13) Pellaea cordata (Cav.) Sm. 14) Pellaea cordifolia (Sessé & Moc.) A.R. Sm. 15) Pellaea dealbata (Pursh) Prantl 16) Pellaea densa (Brack.) Hook. 17) Pellaea fendleri (Kunze) Prantl 18) Pellaea gastonyi Windham 19) Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn 20) Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn ssp. glabella 21) Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn ssp. missouriensis (Gastony) Windham 22) Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn ssp. occidentalis (E.E. Nelson) Windham 23) Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn ssp. simplex (Butters) A. Löve & D. Löve 24) Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn var. missouriensis Gastony 25) Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn var. nana (Rich.) Cody 26) Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn var. occidentalis (E.E. Nelson) Butters 27) Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn var. simplex Butters 28) Pellaea intermedia Mett. ex Kuhn 29) Pellaea jonesii (Maxon) Morton 30) Pellaea limitanea (Maxon) Morton 31) Pellaea limitanea (Maxon) Morton var. mexicana (Maxon) Morton 32) Pellaea longimucronata auct. non Hook. 33) Pellaea longimucronata Hook. 34) Pellaea lyngholmii Windham 35) Pellaea microphylla Mett. ex Kuhn 36) Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton 37) Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton ssp. californica (Lemmon) Windham 38) Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton ssp. mucronata 39) Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton var. californica (Lemmon) Munz & I.M. Johnst. 40) Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton var. mucronata 41) Pellaea occidentalis (E.E. Nelson) Rydb. 42) Pellaea occidentalis (E.E. Nelson) Rydb. ssp. simplex (Butters) Gastony 43) Pellaea ovata (Desv.) Weath. 44) Pellaea sagittata (Cav.) Link var. cordata (Cav.) A. Tryon 45) Pellaea sagittata (Cav.) Link [excluded] 46) Pellaea suksdorfiana Butters 47) Pellaea ternifolia (Cav.) Link 48) Pellaea ternifolia (Cav.) Link ssp. arizonica Windham 49) Pellaea ternifolia (Cav.) Link ssp. ternifolia 50) Pellaea ternifolia (Cav.) Link ssp. villosa Windham 51) Pellaea ternifolia (Cav.) Link var. wrightiana (Hook.) A. Tryon 52) Pellaea truncata Goodding 53) Pellaea viridis (Forssk.) Prantl 54) Pellaea wrightiana Hook. 55) Pellaea x glaciogena W.H. Wagner, Pray & A.R. Sm.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AZ, CA, NV, OR)


Map for Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton ssp. mucronata
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Filicopsida 2) Polypodiopsida

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Families
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1) Anemiaceae (Flowering Fern family) 2) Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort family) 3) Blechnaceae (Chain Fern family) 4) Cyatheaceae (Tree Fern family) 5) Davalliaceae (Hanging Fern family) 6) Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Fern family) 7) Dicksoniaceae (Tree Fern family) 8) Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family) 9) Gleicheniaceae (Forking Fern family) 10) Grammitidaceae (Kihi Fern family) 11) Hymenophyllaceae (Filmy Fern family) 12) Lophosoriaceae (Diamond-leaf Fern family) 13) Lygodiaceae (Climbing Fern family) 14) Marattiaceae (Vessel Fern family) 15) Marsileaceae (Water-clover family) 16) Ophioglossaceae 17) Osmundaceae (Royal Fern family) 18) Parkeriaceae (Water Fern family) 19) Polypodiaceae (Polypody family) 20) Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family) 21) Salviniaceae (Floating Fern family) 22) Schizaeaceae (Curly-grass family) 23) Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern family) 24) Vittariaceae (Shoestring Fern family)

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Genera (Pteridaceae)
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1) Acrostichum (leatherfern) 2) Adiantopsis (lipfern) 3) Adiantum (maidenhair fern) 4) Aleuritopteris (cloak fern) 5) Anopteris 6) Argyrochosma (false cloak fern) 7) Aspidotis (lacefern) 8) Astrolepis (cloakfern) 9) Bommeria (bommeria fern) 10) Cheilanthes (lipfern) 11) Coniogramme 12) Cryptogramma (rockbrake) 13) Doryopteris 14) Eriosorus 15) Gymnopteris (bommeria fern) 16) Hemionitis 17) Notholaena (cloak fern) 18) Onychium (anopteris) 19) Pellaea (cliffbrake) 20) Pentagramma (goldback fern) 21) Pityrogramma (goldback fern) 22) Psilogramme (eriosorus) 23) Pteris (brake fern) 24) Schizostege (brake fern) 25) Trismeria (goldback fern)

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Common names (Pellaea)
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1) (no name) 2) Alabama lipfern (Pellaea alabamensis) 3) Arizonia cliffbrake (Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica) 4) Birdfoot cliffbrake (Pellaea mucronata) 5) Brewer's cliffbrake (Pellaea breweri) 6) Bridges' cliffbrake (Pellaea bridgesii) 7) California cliffbrake (Pellaea mucronata ssp. californica) 8) Coffee cliffbrake (Pellaea andromedifolia) 9) Gastony's cliffbrake (Pellaea gastonyi) 10) Green cliffbrake (Pellaea viridis) 11) Heartleaf cliffbrake (Pellaea cordifolia) 12) Intermediate cliffbrake (Pellaea intermedia) 13) Lyngholm's cliffbrake (Pellaea lyngholmii) 14) Missouri cliffbrake (Pellaea glabella ssp. missouriensis) 15) Ovateleaf cliffbrake (Pellaea ovata) 16) Powdery false cloak fern (Pellaea dealbata) 17) Purple cliffbrake (Pellaea atropurpurea) 18) Sierra cliffbrake (Pellaea brachyptera) 19) Small-leaf false cloak fern (Pellaea microphylla) 20) Smooth cliffbrake (Pellaea glabella) 21) Southwestern false cloak fern (Pellaea limitanea var. mexicana) 22) Spiny cliffbrake (Pellaea truncata) 23) Trans-Pecos cliffbrake (Pellaea ternifolia) 24) Western dwarf cliffbrake (Pellaea glabella ssp. occidentalis) 25) Wright's cliffbrake (Pellaea wrightiana)

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More species:
1) Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton var. californica (Lemmon) Munz & I.M. Johnst. [110]
2) Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton var. mucronata [136]
3) Pellaea occidentalis (E.E. Nelson) Rydb. [142]
4) Pellaea sagittata (Cav.) Link var. cordata (Cav.) A. Tryon [101]
5) Pellaea ternifolia (Cav.) Link [821]
6) Pellia neesiana (Gottsche) Limpr. [494]
7) Peltapteris peltata (Sw.) Morton [124]
8) Peltigera hazslinszkyi Gyel. [122]
9) Peltigera pulverulenta (Taylor) Krempelh. [108]
10) Peniophyllum linifolium (Nutt.) Pennell [89]

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