Scientific or common name:

Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link

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PTERIDACEAE - Maidenhair Fern family Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link
Nomencl. ref.: Handb. Gewachse 3. 20. 1833. 1833
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Dixie silverback fern
English name: gold fern
English name: gold-dust fern

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link var. aureoflava (Hook.) Weath. ex L.H. Bailey
2) Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link var. austroamericana (Domin) Farw.

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TAXONOMY

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

1) Pityrogramma austroamericana Domin 2) Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link 3) Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link var. aureoflava (Hook.) Weath. ex L.H. Bailey 4) Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link var. austroamericana (Domin) Farw. 5) Pityrogramma chrysophylla (Sw.) Link 6) Pityrogramma chrysophylla (Sw.) Link var. gabrielae Domin 7) Pityrogramma chrysophylla (Sw.) Link var. subflexuosa (Domin) Proctor 8) Pityrogramma ebenea (L.) Proctor 9) Pityrogramma pallida (Weath.) K.S. Alt & V.E. Grant 10) Pityrogramma semipallida J.T. Howell, nom. inq. 11) Pityrogramma subflexuosa Domin 12) Pityrogramma sulphurea (Sw.) Maxon 13) Pityrogramma tartarea auct. non (Cav.) Maxon 14) Pityrogramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Maxon 15) Pityrogramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Maxon var. maxonii Weath. 16) Pityrogramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Maxon var. pallida Weath. 17) Pityrogramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Maxon var. semipallida J.T. Howell 18) Pityrogramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Maxon var. viridis Hoover 19) Pityrogramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Maxon var. viscosa (D.C. Eaton) Weath. 20) Pityrogramma trifoliata (L.) R. Tryon 21) Pityrogramma viscosa (D.C. Eaton) Maxon 22) Pityrogramma x mackenneyi W.H. Wagner

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)


Map for Pityrogramma calomelanos (L.) Link
(*) 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 (Pityrogramma)
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1) (no name) 2) Dixie silverback fern (Pityrogramma calomelanos) 3) Goldback fern (Pityrogramma triangularis var. viridis) 4) Island goldback fern (Pityrogramma chrysophylla) 5) Jamaican goldback fern (Pityrogramma sulphurea) 6) Leatherleaf goldback fern (Pityrogramma austroamericana) 7) Mountain silverback fern (Pityrogramma ebenea) 8) Pale silverback fern (Pityrogramma pallida) 9) Silverback fern (Pityrogramma triangularis var. viscosa) 10) Threeleaf goldback fern (Pityrogramma trifoliata)

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More species:
1) Pityrogramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Maxon var. viridis Hoover [222]
2) Plagiobothrys trachycarpus (A. Gray) I.M. Johnst. [283]
3) Plantago altissima auct. non L. [541]
4) Plantago asiatica auct. non L. [185]
5) Plantago juncoides Lam. [535]
6) Plantago psyllium L. [4251]
7) Plectocarpon lichenum (Sommerf.) D. Hawksw. [184]
8) Plummera floribunda A. Gray [191]
9) Poa interior Rydb. [510]
10) Podagrostis aequivalvis (Trin.) Scribn. & Merr. [112]

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