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Trichomanes boschianum Sturm
Appalachian bristle fern

       
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Line Drawing of Trichomanes boschianum Sturm
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 8. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Distribution:
Trichomanes boschianum Sturm

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USA (AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Trichomanes boschianum Sturm

View 3 genera in Hymenophyllaceae, 31 species in Trichomanes
 

Classification:
Trichomanes boschianum Sturm

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Hymenophyllaceae – Filmy Fern family
Genus Trichomanes L. – bristle fern
Species Trichomanes boschianum Sturm – Appalachian bristle fern
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Trichomanes boschianum Sturm

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.

Arkansas:
bristle-fern              Threatened
Illinois:
filmy fern              Endangered
Indiana:
filmy fern              Endangered
North Carolina:
Appalachian filmy-fern              Threatened
Ohio:
Appalachian filmy fern              Endangered
Tennessee:
bristle-fern              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Trichomanes boschianum Sturm

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
FACW,OBL FACW OBL FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Trichomanes boschianum Sturm

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17928.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/23/2008 04:09 PM MDT