Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Pellaea atropurpurea
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pellaea atropurpurea
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Pellaea atropurpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The global flora: a practical guide to vascular plant species of the world (Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng, 2018)
Hemionitis atropurpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 010-04-001:
Pellaea atropurpurea
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pellaea atropurpurea
COMMON NAME:
Purple Cliffbrake
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JK Marlow jkm090404_211
April Walker County GA
Pigeon Mountain
Blade leathery with mostly opposite pinnae: upper undivided, lower divided, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
JK Marlow jkm150424_655
April Blount County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Margins of fertile pinnae inrolled, sori borne beneath. No true indusium, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Pellaea atropurpurea
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pellaea atropurpurea
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Pellaea atropurpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The global flora: a practical guide to vascular plant species of the world (Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng, 2018)
Hemionitis atropurpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 010-04-001:
Pellaea atropurpurea
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pellaea atropurpurea