Cystopteris tennesseensis

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Cystopteris tennesseensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Cystopteridaceae
Genus: Cystopteris
Species:
C. tennesseensis
Binomial name
Cystopteris tennesseensis
Shaver
Synonyms
  • Cystopteris fragilis var. tennesseensis(Shaver) McGregor
  • Cystopteris fragilis(Linnaeus) Bernhardi f. simulansWeatherby

Cystopteris tennesseensis, commonly known as the Tennessee fragile fern or Tennessee bladderfern, is a species of fern in the family Cystopteridaceae. [1] [2]

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Description

Cystopteris tennesseensis is a lithophytic fern, growing on calcareous rock ledges, scree, and cliffs. It has creeping rhizomes, and occasionally has misshappen bulbets. [1]

Cystopteris tennesseensis is a member of the Cystopteris hybrid complex. It originated as an allotetraploid hybrid between two diploid parents, C. bulbifera × C. protrusa . [1]

Distribution

The fern is native to the eastern United States. It occurs in the states of: Ala., Ark., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Md., Mo., N.C., Ohio., Okla., Pa., Tenn., Va., W.Va., Wis. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cystopteris tennesseensis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. Christopher H. Haufler; Michael D. Windham; Thomas A. Ranker (1990). "Biosystematic Analysis of the Cystopteris tennesseensis (Dryopteridaceae) Complex on JSTOR" . Retrieved 12 December 2023.