Biology:Argyrochosma
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| Argyrochosma jonesii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cheilanthoideae |
| Genus: | Argyrochosma (Sm.) Windham |
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Argyrochosma is a genus of ferns known commonly as false cloak ferns. The genus is included in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae.[1] Species now in this genus were previously treated as members of related genera Notholaena or Pellaea but were segregated into their own genus in 1987. These ferns, of which there are about 20 species, are mostly native to the Americas, from North to South and including the Caribbean, while one species, A. connectens, is known from Sichuan, China.[2] They are commonly found growing in cracks between rocks. Their leaves are generally shorter than 40 cm (16 in) and have rounded bluish or grayish green segments. Often the lower surface of the segments is coated in a white dust, and the sporangia contain brown spores.
Species
(As of December 2021), the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[3]
- Argyrochosma chilensis (Fée ex J.Rémy) Windham
- Argyrochosma connectens (C.Chr.) G.M.Zhang
- Argyrochosma dealbata (Pursh) Windham - powdery false cloak fern
- Argyrochosma delicatula (Maxon & Weath.) Windham
- Argyrochosma fendleri (Kunze) Windham - Fendler's false cloak fern
- Argyrochosma flava (Hook.) M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
- Argyrochosma formosa (Liebm.) Windham
- Argyrochosma incana (C.Presl) Windham - hairy false cloak fern
- Argyrochosma jonesii (Maxon) Windham - Jones' false cloak fern
- Argyrochosma limitanea (Maxon) Windham - southwestern false cloak fern
- Argyrochosma lumholtzii (Maxon & Weath.) Windham
- Argyrochosma microphylla (Mett. ex Kuhn) Windham - small-leaf false cloak fern
- Argyrochosma nivea (Poir.) Windham
- Argyrochosma pallens (Weath. ex R.M.Tryon) Windham
- Argyrochosma palmeri (Baker) Windham
- Argyrochosma peninsularis (Maxon & Weath.) Windham
- Argyrochosma pilifera (R.M.Tryon) Windham
- Argyrochosma stuebeliana (Hieron.) Windham
- Argyrochosma tenera (Gillies Hook.) M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
References
- ↑ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (18 February 2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns". Phytotaxa 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2. ISSN 1179-3163. http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00019p054.pdf.
- ↑ Wang, Wan; Yang, Wenli; Mao, Xingxing; Zhao, Ranran; Dou, Ping; Zhang, Gangmin (16 July 2015). "The phylogenetic affinities of Pellaea connectens, a rare endemic Chinese fern". Phytotaxa 220 (1): 30. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.220.1.2.
- ↑ Hassler, Michael (5 December 2021), "Argyrochosma", World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 12.8, https://www.worldplants.de/ferns/, retrieved 2021-12-30
External links
Further reading
- Sigel, Erin M.; Windham, Michael D.; Huiet, Layne; Yatskievych, George; Pryer, Kathleen M. (2011). "Species Relationships and Farina Evolution in the Cheilanthoid Fern Genus Argyrochosma (Pteridaceae)". Systematic Botany 36 (3): 554–564. doi:10.1600/036364411X583547.
- Windham, Michael D. (1987). "Argyrochosma, a new genus of cheilanthoid ferns". American Fern Journal 77 (2): 37–41. doi:10.2307/1547438. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32225981.
Wikidata ☰ Q1802749 entry
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