Biology:Pentagramma
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| Pentagramma triangularis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cheilanthoideae |
| Genus: | Pentagramma Yatsk., Windham & E.Wollenw. |
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Pentagramma is a small genus of North American ferns. Until 1990 members of this genus were included in Pityrogramma, and there has been considerable disagreement regarding the species' taxonomy.[1] In the most recent treatment, six diploid species are recognized.[2]
The distribution of P. triangularis (goldback fern) extends from British Columbia through the western United States into Baja California in northwestern Mexico.[3] Pentagramma maxonii occurs in New Mexico, Arizona, Sonora, Baja California Sur, California, and Baja California. All other species are restricted to Californian and Baja California.
Members of the Pentagramma genus produce a powdery-waxy secretion on their lower leaf surfaces, called farina. This character is shared with the related Notholaena genus.
Species
(As of December 2021), the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[4]
- Pentagramma glanduloviscida Schuettp. & Windham
- Pentagramma maxonii (Weath.) Schuettp. & Windham
- Pentagramma pallida (Weath.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw.
- Pentagramma rebmanii (Winner & M. G. Simpson) Schuettp. & Windham
- Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulf.) Yatsk., Windham & E. Wollenw.
- Pentagramma viscosa (Nutt. ex D. C. Eaton) Schuettp. & Windham
References
- ↑ Yatskievych, George; Windham, Michael D.; Wollenweber, Eckhard (1990). "A Reconsideration of the Genus Pityrogramma (Adiantaceae) in Western North America". American Fern Journal 80 (1): 9–17. doi:10.2307/1547301.
- ↑ Schuettpelz, Eric; Pryer, Kathleen M.; Windham, Michael D. (2015-10-01). "A Unified Approach to Taxonomic Delimitation in the Fern Genus Pentagramma (Pteridaceae)" (in en). Systematic Botany 40 (3): 629–644. doi:10.1600/036364415x689366. ISSN 0363-6445. http://openurl.ingenta.com/content/xref?genre=article&issn=0363-6445&volume=40&issue=3&spage=629.
- ↑ C.Michael Hogan, ed. 2010. ‘’Pentagramma triangularis’’ . Encyclopedia of Life.
- ↑ Hassler, Michael (5 December 2021), "Pentagramma", 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
Wikidata ☰ Q7164994 entry
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