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Pellaea (cliffbrake)

Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales - Pteridaceae

Taxonomy
Pellaea was named by Link (1841). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polypodiaceae by Knowlton (1919); and to Cheilanthoideae by I (2016).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Pellaea Link
1919Pellaea Knowlton
2016Pellaea I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
orderPolypodiales
RankNameAuthor
suborderPteridineaePrado and Schuettp 2016
familyPteridaceaeReichenbach
subfamilyCheilanthoideaeHorvat 1927
genusPellaeaLink 1841

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.

G. Pellaea Link 1841 [cliffbrake]
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Pellaea antiquella Cockerell 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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No ecological data are available
Collections
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