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Pellaea  Link
Taxonomic Serial No.: 17639

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): cliff-brake [English]
  
    cliffbrake [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionPolypodiophytina   
                   ClassPolypodiopsida  – leptosporangiate ferns  
                      SubclassPolypodiidae   
                         OrderPolypodiales   
                            SuborderPteridineae   
                               FamilyPteridaceae  – maidenhair ferns  
                                  SubfamilyCheilanthoideae Horvat  
                                     GenusPellaea Link – cliff-brake, cliffbrake  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Pellaea andromedifolia (Kaulf.) Fée – coffee cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link – purple-stem cliff-brake, pelléade à stipe pourpre, purple-stem cliffbrake, purple cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea brachyptera (T. Moore) Baker – Sierra cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea breweri D.C. Eaton – Brewer's cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea bridgesii Hook. – Bridges' cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea cordifolia (Sessé & Moc.) A.R. Sm. – heartleaf cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea gastonyi Windham – Gastony's cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn – smooth cliff-brake, pelléade glabre, dwarf cliffbrake, smooth cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea X glaciogena W.H. Wagner, Pray & A.R. Sm. – cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea intermedia Mett. ex Kuhn – intermediate cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea lyngholmii Windham – Lyngholm's cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea mucronata (D.C. Eaton) D.C. Eaton – birdfoot cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea ovata (Desv.) Weath. – ovateleaf cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea sagittata (Cav.) Link  
                                        Species Pellaea ternifolia (Cav.) Link – cliffbrake, Trans-Pecos cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea truncata Goodd. – spiny cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea villosa (Windham) Windham & Yatsk. – villose cliffbrake 
                                        Species Pellaea wrightiana Hook. – Wright's cliffbrake 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert:    
  Notes:    
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  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Hitchcock and Cronquist, 1976, database (version 1)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pellaea   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pellaea   
       
  Source: Pteridaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Pellaea   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Pellaea   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Pellaea   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Mickel, John T., and Alan R. Smith  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: The Pteridophytes of Mexico   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, vol. 88   
  Page(s): x+1054   
  Publisher: The New York Botanical Garden   
  Publication Place: Bronx, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-89327-458-5, 0077-8931  
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pellaea   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group  
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Systematics and Evolution, vol. 54, no. 6   
  Page(s): 563-603   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1759-6831   
  Notes: doi: 10.1111/jse.12229   
  Reference for: Pellaea   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Fern genus Pellaea Link (TSN 17639) is apparently a 'parahomonym' (different kingdom, same name as) insect genus Pellaea Stal, 1872 (TSN 108943)  
 

 

    

 
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