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Cryptogramma sitchensis

(Rupr.) T. Moore

Sitka Rockbrake

G4Apparently Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141594
Element CodePPADI0B050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyPteridaceae
GenusCryptogramma
Synonyms
Cryptogramma crispa var. sitchensis(Rupr.) C. Christens.
Other Common Names
Cryptogramme de Sitka (FR) Sitka parsley fern (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Metzgar et al. (2013) confirm the monophyly and relationships within Cryptogramma in the family Pteridaceae. The generic placement of this taxon is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016).
Conservation Status
Review Date2011-11-01
Change Date1989-07-17
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS2Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Alaska (12)
AreaForestAcres
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Metzgar, J.S., Alverson, E.R., Chen, S., Vaganov, A.V., and S.M. Ickert-Bond. 2013. Diversification and reticulation in the circumboreal fern genus <i>Cryptogramma</i>. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 67(3): 589-599.
  4. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.