Myriopteris alabamensis (Buckley) Grusz & Windham

Locations ofMyriopteris alabamensis (Buckley) Grusz & Windham in Virginia

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Family
Pteridaceae
Botanical Name
Myriopteris alabamensis (Buckley) Grusz & Windham
Common Name
Alabama Lip Fern
Synonym(s)
Cheilanthes alabamensis (Buckl.) Kunze
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Myriopteris alabamensis (Buckley) Grusz & Windham
Comments
The Giles County station has been destroyed by quarrying. Attempts to find the species nearby have been unsuccessful. Recent studies have shown that Myriopteris is not closely related to Cheilanthes sensu stricto. See Grusz, A.L., and M.D. Windham. 2013. Toward a monophyletic Cheilanthes: the resurrection and recircumscription of Myriopteris (Pteridaceae). PhytoKeys 32: 49-64.
Habitat
Dry limestone and dolostone cliffs and outcrops. Rare in the mountains of sw. Virginia; known only from Lee and Giles counties.
Native Status
Native

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