Vittaria appalachiana

Vittaria appalachiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Pteridophyta
Classis: Polypodiopsida
Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Vittarioideae
Genus: Vittaria
Species:

Name

Vittaria appalachiana Farrar & Mickel, Amer. Fern J. 81: 72 [69–75; figs. 1–2] (1991).

  • Type: Ohio, Hocking Co., Cedar Falls, in crevices and grottos of sandstone cliffs, 7 Aug. 1987, Farrar 87-8-7-2 (Holotype: ISC; Isotypes: MICH, MO, NY, UC, US).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Indiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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