PLANTS Profile for Astrolepis sinuata (wavy scaly cloakfern)

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PLANTS Profile

Astrolepis sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Benham & Windham
wavy scaly cloakfern

Symbol:

ASSI9

Group:

Fern

Family:

Pteridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N

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Astrolepis sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Benham & Windham

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Distribution:
Astrolepis sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Benham & Windham


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USA (AZ, GA, NM, OK, TX), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Astrolepis sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Benham & Windham

View 19 genera in Pteridaceae, 4 species in Astrolepis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Astrolepis sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Benham & Windham ssp. mexicana Benham. .

Astrolepis sinuata ssp. mexicana
Mexican scaly cloakfern

Distribution of Astrolepis sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Benham & Windham ssp. sinuata. .

Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata
wavy scaly cloakfern

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Astrolepis sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Benham & Windham

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Pteridaceae – Maidenhair Fern family
Genus	Astrolepis Benham & Windham – cloakfern
Species	Astrolepis sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Benham & Windham – wavy scaly cloakfern

More Accounts and Images:
Astrolepis sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Benham & Windham

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 500981.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 08:45 PM CDT