Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Report
 
Go to Screen Version

Woodsia  R. Br.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 17736

(Download Help) Woodsia TSN 17736

 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): cliff fern [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionPolypodiophytina   
                   ClassPolypodiopsida  – leptosporangiate ferns  
                      SubclassPolypodiidae   
                         OrderPolypodiales   
                            SuborderAspleniineae   
                               FamilyWoodsiaceae  – cliff ferns  
                                  GenusWoodsia R. Br. – cliff fern  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SpeciesWoodsia X abbeae Butters  
                                     SpeciesWoodsia alpina (Bolton) Gray – northern woodsia, woodsie alpine, alpine woodsia 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia cochisensis Windham – Cochise cliff fern 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia glabella R. Br. ex Richardson – smooth woodsia 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia X gracilis (G. Lawson) Butters  
                                     SpeciesWoodsia ilvensis (L.) R. Br. – rusty woodsia 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia X kansana R.E. Brooks – Kansas woodsia 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia X maxonii R.M. Tryon – Maxon's woodsia 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia mexicana Fée  
                                     SpeciesWoodsia neomexicana Windham – New Mexico cliff fern 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia obtusa (Spreng.) Torr. – blunt-lobe woodsia, woodsie à lobes arrondis, bluntlobe cliff fern 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia oregana D.C. Eaton – western cliff fern, woodsie de l'Oregon, Oregon woodsia, Oregon cliff fern 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia phillipsii Windham – Phillips' cliff fern 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia plummerae Lemmon – Plummer's cliff fern 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia scopulina D.C. Eaton – woodsie des rochers, Rocky Mountain cliff fern, Rocky Mountain woodsia 
                                     SpeciesWoodsia X tryonis B. Boivin – Tryon's woodsia 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for:    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Dryopteridaceae s.l. of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Woodsia   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Woodsia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Woodsia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Woodsia   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group   
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Systematics and Evolution, vol. 54, no. 6   
  Page(s): 563-603   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1759-6831   
  Notes: doi: 10.1111/jse.12229   
  Reference for: Woodsia   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division:    
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Fern genus Woodsia R. Br. (TSN 17736) is apparently a 'parahomonym' (different kingdom, same name as) fish genus Woodsia Grey, 1959 (TSN 162209)  
 

 

    


Disclaimer: ITIS taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and up-to-date information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in provisions of treaties to which the United States is a party, wildlife statutes, regulations, and any applicable notices that have been published in the Federal Register. For further information on U.S. legal requirements with respect to protected taxa, please contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

A gray bar