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April 17th, 2024

030.0000 Family Pteridaceae E.D.M.Kirchn.; Schul-Bot. 109 (1831)
48 genera, ca. 1350 spp. The family has been split extensively in smaller subgroups, but Smith et al. (2006) and PPG-I argue for keeping them together.
Species listed in database: 1394; hybrids: 62
= Acrostichaceae Mett. ex A.B.Frank; Syn. Pflanzenkd. (Leunis) ed. 2, 3: 1458 (1877), nom. rej.
= Actiniopteridaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 17: 5 (1962)
= Adiantaceae Newman; Hist. Brit. Ferns 5 (1840) nom. cons. over Parkeriaceae (1825)
= Anopteraceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc. 51 (2001)
= Antrophyaceae (Link) Ching; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16: 11 (1978)
= Ceratopteridaceae Underw.; Our nat. Ferns ed. 6: 65, 78 (1900)
= Cheilanthaceae B.K.Nayar; Taxon 19: 233 (1970)
= Cryptogrammaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 17: 299 (1963)
= Hemionitidaceae Pic.Serm.; Webbia 21: 487 (1966)
= Negripteridaceae Pic.Serm.; Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. ser. 2, 53: 160 (1946)
= Parkeriaceae Hook.; Exot. Fl. 2: t. 147 (1825), nom. rej. in favor of Adiantaceae
= Platyzomataceae Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. (Tokyo) 29: 4 (1950)
= Pteridaceae Reichenb.; Handb. Nat. Pflanzensyst. 138 (1837)
= Sinopteridaceae Koidz.; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 3: 50 (1934)
= Taenitidaceae (C.Presl) Pic.Serm.; Webbia 29: 1 (1974)
= Vittariaceae Ching; Sunyatsenia 5: 232 (1940)
030.5009 Genus Argyrochosma (J.Sm.) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77: 38 (1987)
Distribution: American tropics, S-USA, 1 China
Species listed in database: 19
= Notholaena sect.Argyrochosma J.Sm.; J. Bot. (Hook.) 4: 50 (1841)
species :
Argyrochosma chilensis (Fée & J.Rémy) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 39 (1987)
Distribution: Juan Fdz. Isl.
85 JNF
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Cincinalis chilensis Fée & J.Rémy; Fl. Chil. 6: 497 (1853)
= Cincinalis hookeri (E.J.Lowe) J.Sm.; Ferns Brit. For. 178 (1866)
= Hemionitis chilensis (Fée & J.Rémy) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 11 (2018)
= Hemionitis hookeri (E.J.Lowe) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 15 (2018)
= Notholaena chilensis (Fée & J.Rémy) J.W.Sturm; Abh. Naturhist. Ges. Nürnberg 2: 166 (1858)
= Notholaena hookeri E.J.Lowe; Ferns 1: 59 (1856) (t. 13)
= Pellaea chilensis Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 129 (1852), nom. nud.
species :
Argyrochosma connectens (C.Chr.) G.M.Zhang; Phytotaxa 220(1): 37 (2015)
Distribution: China (W-Sichuan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis connectens (C.Chr.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 12 (2018)
= Pellaea connectens C.Chr.; Acta Hort. Gothob. 1: 84, t. 18, 19 (1924)
species :
Argyrochosma dealbata (Pursh) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77: 40 (1987)
Name: Powdery Cloak Fern
Distribution: USA (SW-Arkansas, Illinois, SE-Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas)
74 USA 75 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes dealbata Pursh; Fl. Amer. sept. 2: 671 (1814)
= Cincinalis dealbata (Pursh) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 160 (1852)
= Gymnogramma dealbata (Pursh) Nutt. ex Mett.; Abh. Senckenb. Naturforsch. Ges. 3, 1: 6 (1859) (non C. Presl 1825)
= Hemionitis artax Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 10 (2018), nom. nov. for Cheilanthes dealbata Pursh
= Notholaena dealbata (Pursh) Kunze; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 6: 82 (1848)
= Notholaena nivea var. dealbata (Pursh) Davenp.; Cat. Davenport Herb. Suppl. 44 (1883)
= Notholaena pulchella Kunze; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 633 (1843)
= Pellaea dealbata (Pursh) Prantl; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 417 (1882)
species :
Argyrochosma delicatula (Maxon & Weath.) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 40 (1987)
Distribution: USA (SE-Arizona); Mexico (Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Notholaena delicatula Maxon & Weath.; Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 7 (1939)
= Hemionitis delicatula (Maxon & Weath.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 13 (2018)
species :
Argyrochosma fendleri (Kunze) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 40 (1987)
Name: Fendler´s Cloak Fern
Distribution: USA (SE-Wyoming, C-Colorado, SE-New Mexico); Mexico (Sonora)
73 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes cancellata Mickel; Phytologia 41(6): 433 (1979), nom. nov.
= Cincinalis fendleri (Kunze) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 160 (1852)
= Gymnogramma fendleri (Kunze) Mett.; Abh. Senckenb. Naturforsch. Ges. 3, 1: 7 (1859)
= Hemionitis engywookii Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 13 (2018), nom. nov. for Notholaena fendleri Kunze
= Notholaena fendleri (Kunze) Kunze; Farrnkräuter 2: 87 (1851)
= Pellaea fendleri (Kunze) Prantl; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 417 (1882)
species :
Argyrochosma flavens (Sw.) A.R.Sm. & M.Kessler; Phytotaxa 630(3): 201 (2023)
Distribution: Colombia; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Potosi, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Brazil (Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina); Argentina (Corrientes, Los Rios, San Luis, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca, Cordoba, Jujuy, La Rioja, Salta, San Juan, Tucuman)
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrostichum flavens Sw.; Sw., Syn. Fil.) 16, 204 (1806)
= Acrostichum tereticaulon Desv.; Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 310 (1811)
= Argyrochosma flava (Hook.) M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.; Phytotaxa 332(3): 206 (2017)
= Argyrochosma nivea var. flava (Hook.) Ponce; Hickenia 2(38): 177 (1996)
= Cincinalis chrysophylla (Klotzsch) Linden; Cat. Pl. Exot. 17: 32 (1862)
= Cincinalis flavens (Sw.) Desv.; Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 329 (1811)
= Gymnogramma flavens (Sw.) Kaulf.; Enum. Filic. 77 (1824)
= Notholaena chrysophylla Klotzsch; Allg. Gartenzeit. 265 (1866)
= Notholaena flavens (Sw.) T.Moore; Index Filic. (T. Moore) 70: 1857 (1857)
= Notholaena nivea var. flava Hook.; Sp. Fil. 5: 112 (1864)
= Pellaea flavens (Sw.) C.Chr.; Index Filic. 9 (1905)
= Pellaea nivea f. flavens (Sw.) Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22(3): 390 (1896)
species :
Argyrochosma formosa (Liebm.) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 40 (1987)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Allosorus formosus Liebm.; Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afh., ser. 5, 1: 220 (seors. 68) (1849)
= Allosorus pulchellus M.Martens & Galeotti; Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 15: 47, t. 10, f. 1 (1842) (non C. Presl (1836))
= Cassebeera pulchella (M.Martens & Galeotti) Kaulf.; Farwell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 281 (1931)
= Cheilanthes formosa (Liebm.) Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46): 113 (1988)
= Cincinalis pulchella (M.Martens & Galeotti) J.Sm.; Ferns Brit. For. 178 (1866)
= Hemionitis formosa (Liebm.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 14 (2018)
= Notholaena formosa (Liebm.) R.M.Tryon; Contr. Gray Herb. 179: 99, f. 58, map 67 (1956)
= Pellaea formosa (Liebm.) Maxon; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 61 (1922)
= Pellaea pulchella (M.Martens & Galeotti) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 129 (1852)
= Platyloma pulchellum (M.Martens & Galeotti) T.Moore; Index Filic. (T. Moore) 64 (1857)
species :
Argyrochosma incana (C.Presl) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 40 (1987)
Name: Hairy false cloak fern
Distribution: USA (SE-Arizona, SW-New Mexico); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Zacatecas); Guatemala; Costa Rica; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX 80 COS GUA 81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes incana (C.Presl) Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46): 115 (1988)
= Gymnogramma candida Mett.; Abh. Senckenb. Naturf. Ges. 3: 50 (1859) (non Notholaena candida (M. & G.) Hook.)
= Hemionitis incana (C.Presl) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 16 (2018)
= Notholaena incana C.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. 1: 19, t. 1, f. 2 (1825)
= Pellaea candida (Mett.) Prantl; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 417 (1882)
species :
Argyrochosma jonesii (Maxon) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 40 (1987)
Name: Jones´ Cloak Fern
Distribution: USA (S-California, S-Nevada, SW-Utah, W-Arizona); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes jonesii (Maxon) Mickel; Phytologia 41(6): 434 (1979)
= Cheilanthes jonesii (Maxon) Munz; Aliso 4: 87 (1958)
= Hemionitis jonesii (Maxon) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 16 (2018)
= Notholaena jonesii Maxon; Amer. Fern J. 7: 108 (1917)
= Pellaea jonesii (Maxon) C.V.Morton; Amer. Fern J. 40: 251 (1950)
species :
Argyrochosma limitanea (Maxon) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77: 40 (1987)
subspecies :
subsp. limitanea
Name: Border Cloak Fern
Distribution: USA (SE-California, S-Utah, Arizona, W-New Mexico); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes limitanea (Maxon) Mickel; Phytologia 41(6): 434 (1979)
= Hemionitis limitanea (Maxon) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 17 (2018)
= Notholaena limitanea Maxon; Amer. Fern J. 9: 70 (1919)
= Pellaea limitanea (Maxon) C.V.Morton; Amer. Fern J. 40: 251 (1950)
subspecies :
subsp. mexicana (Maxon) Windham; Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 19: 32 (1993)
Distribution: USA (SE-Arizona, W-Texas, S-New Mexico); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nuevo Leon, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes limitanea var. mexicana (Maxon) Mickel; Phytologia 41(6): 435 (1979)
= Notholaena nivea var. mexicana (Maxon) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 283 (1931)
= Pellaea limitanea var. mexicana (Maxon) C.V.Morton; Amer. Fern J. 40: 251 (1950)
species :
Argyrochosma lumholtzii (Maxon & Weath.) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 40 (1987)
Distribution: Mexico (Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Notholaena lumholtzii Maxon & Weath.; Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 16, f. 3 (1939)
= Hemionitis lumholtzii (Maxon & Weath.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 17 (2018)
species :
Argyrochosma microphylla (Mett.) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77: 40 (1987)
Name: Small-leaved Cloak Fern
Distribution: USA (S-Texas, C-Texas, SE-New Mexico); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes parvifolia (R.M.Tryon) Mickel; Phytologia 41(6): 435 (1979)
= Hemionitis vooshvazool Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 23 (2018), nom. nov. inval. for Pellaea microphylla Mett.
= Notholaena parvifolia R.M.Tryon; Contr. Gray Herb. 179: 98, f. 57, map 66 (1956), nom. nov. for Pellaea microphylla Mett.
= Pellaea microphylla Mett.; Kuhn, Linnaea 36: 86 (1869) (non Fée (1869), non Notholaena microphylla (Sw.) Keyserl., nec Bolle)
= Pellaea pulchella var. microphylla (Mett.) Baker; Hook. & Baker, Syn. Fil. ed. 2: 477 (1874)
species :
Argyrochosma nivea (Poir.) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 41 (1987)
Name: Chujchu, qusupe [Chile]
Distribution: ?Colombia; Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Potosí, Oruro, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Brazil (Goiás, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Cordoba, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, Santiago del Estero, San Juan, San Luis, Tucuman); Chile (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta)
83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Acrostichum albidulum Cav. ex Sw.; Syst. 16, 205, t. 1, f. 2 (1806)
= Acrostichum niveum (Poir.) Desv.; Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 6, 2: 212 (1827)
= Cincinalis nivea (Poir.) Desv.; Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. 5: 313 (1811)
= Cincinalis tarapacana Phil.; Anales Mus. Nac. Santiago de Chile 2(Bot. 8): 91 (1891)
= Gymnogramma nivea (Poir.) Mett.; Abh. Senckenb. Naturforsch. Ges. 3, 1: 7 (1859)
= Hemionitis nivea (Poir.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 18 (2018)
= Notholaena albidula (Cav.) J.W.Sturm; Abh. Naturhist. Ges. Nürnberg 2: 16 (1858), nom. inval.
= Notholaena nivea (Poir.) Desv.; J. Bot. Agric. 1: 93 (1813)
= Notholaena nivea var. oblongata Griseb.; Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 342 (1879)
= Pellaea nivea (Poir.) Prantl; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 417 (1882)
= Pteris nivea Poir.; Encycl. 5: 718 (1804)
species :
Argyrochosma pallens (Weath.) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 41 (1987)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cheilanthes pallens (Weath.) Mickel & Beitel; Pterid. Fl. Oaxaca (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46): 123 (1988) (non Cheilanthes pallens (Sw.) Desv. (1827))
= Hemionitis pallens (Weath.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 19 (2018)
= Notholaena pallens Weath. ex R.M.Tryon; Contr. Gray Herb. 179: 78, f. 45, map 48 (1956)
species :
Argyrochosma palmeri (Baker) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 41 (1987)
Distribution: Mexico (Durango, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis palmeri (Baker) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 19 (2018)
= Notholaena palmeri Baker; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. t. 1678 (1887)
species :
Argyrochosma peninsularis (Maxon & Weath.) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 41 (1987)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Sur)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Notholaena peninsularis Maxon & Weath.; Contr. Gray Herb. 127: 15 (1939)
= Hemionitis cairon Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 11 (2018), nom. nov. for Notholaena peninsularis Maxon & Weath.
species :
Argyrochosma pilifera (R.M.Tryon) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 41 (1987)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis pilifera (R.M.Tryon) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 19 (2018)
= Notholaena pilifera R.M.Tryon; Contr. Gray Herb. 179: 79, f. 46. map 49 (1956)
species :
Argyrochosma stuebeliana (Hieron.) Windham; Amer. Fern J. 77(2): 41 (1987)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Hemionitis stuebeliana (Hieron.) Christenh.; Global Fl. 1(4): 21 (2018)
= Notholaena stuebeliana (Hieron.) R.M.Tryon; Rhodora 63: 83, t. 1258, f. 8 (1961)
= Pellaea dealbata var. stuebeliana Hieron.; Hedwigia 48: 225, t. 12, f. 15 (1909)
species :
Argyrochosma tenera (Gillies ex Hook.) M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.; Phytotaxa 332(3): 206 (2017)
Distribution: Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Potosí, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Brazil (Goiás, Minas Gerais); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Cordoba, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Tucuman)
83 BOL PER 84 BRA 85 ARG
Remarks: not in USA, this is A. jonesii
Synonyms: hidden
= Argyrochosma nivea var. tenera (Gillies ex Hook.) Ponce; Hickenia 2(38): 177 (1996)
= Cincinalis tenera (Gillies ex Hook.) Fée; Mém. Foug. 5 (Gen. Filic.): 160 (1852)
= Gymnogramma tenera (Gillies ex Hook.) Mett.; Abh. Senckenb. Naturforsch. Ges. 3, 1: 7 (1859)
= Notholaena nivea var. tenera (Gillies ex Hook.) Farw.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 283 (1931), isonym
= Notholaena nivea var. tenera (Gillies ex Hook.) Griseb.; Abh. Ges. Wiss. Gött. 24: 342 (1879)
= Notholaena tenera Gillies ex Hook.; Bot. Mag. 3055 (1831)
= Notholaena tenera var. major Christ; Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires ser. 3, 1: 300 (1902)
= Pellaea nivea f. tenera (Gillies ex Hook.) Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22(3): 390 (1896)
= Pellaea peruviana Copel.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 302, tab. 59 (1941)
= Pellaea tenera (Gillies ex Hook.) Prantl; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 3: 417 (1882)
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