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Gleichenia hesperia

Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae

Taxonomy
Gleichenia hesperia was named by Brown (1962) [Manchester 2014: "Gleichenia" hesperia]. It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Gleichenia hesperia Brown p. 43 figs. pl. 7, figs. 1, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
familyGleicheniaceaePresl
genusGleicheniaSmith 1793
specieshesperiaBrown 1962

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Gleichenia hesperia Brown 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Montana) Gleichenia hesperia (53692 53957)