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Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée
broad beechfern

       
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Photo of Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée

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Synonyms:
Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée

  DRHE3 Dryopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) C. Chr.
  THHE Thelypteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Weath.
 

Distribution:
Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée

View 6 genera in Thelypteridaceae, 2 species in Phegopteris
 

Classification:
Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Thelypteridaceae – Marsh Fern family
Genus Phegopteris Fée – beechfern
Species Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée – broad beechfern
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
broad beech fern              Special Concern
Minnesota:
broad beech-fern              Threatened
New York:
broad beech fern              Exploitably Vulnerable
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée

Thelypteris hexagonoptera:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FAC FAC FACU+ FAC- NO FACU- FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504296.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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