Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
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Read more in Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
INCLUDED WITHIN The global flora: a practical guide to vascular plant species of the world (Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng, 2018)
Hemionitis ternifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
COMMON NAME:
Arizona Cliffbrake
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Richard D. Porcher rdp_p_ternifolia_ariz3
December Pickens County SC
One of several southwestern ferns w disjunct populations in s. Appalachians, per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014).
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Richard D. Porcher rdp_p_ternifolia_ariz3b
December Pickens County SC
Ultimate segments linear-oblong apically mucronate, leathery, glabrous below, per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014).
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Richard D. Porcher rdp_p_ternifolia_ariz3c
December Pickens County SC
Basal pinnae of 3 incompletely divided segments. Petiole dk purple to black, per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
FAMILY
Pteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
INCLUDED WITHIN
The global flora: a practical guide to vascular plant species of the world (Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng, 2018)
Hemionitis ternifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Pellaea ternifolia ssp. arizonica
4209
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Habitat: On granitic outcrops, per Weakley's Flora
Native to southwestern US, with disjunct populations in SC
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Evergreen
1-pinnate-pinnatifid, most pinnae composed of 3 incompletely divided segments (with a few at tip undivided)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
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