Aspleniaceae
Cystopteris

Cystopteris apiiformis Gand.

First published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 28 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. South America, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Kerguelen. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Falkland Is., Juan Fernández Is., Kerguelen, South Georgia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. (2024-continuously updated). World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora https://www.worldplants.de/.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Cystopteris fragilis var. fragilis.]

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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