PLANTS Profile for Cryptogramma acrostichoides (American rockbrake)

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PLANTS Profile

Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.
American rockbrake

Symbol:

CRAC3

Group:

Fern

Family:

Pteridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Nevada Co., Lower Lola Montez Lake. July 5, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.

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Synonyms:
Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.

CRCRA2

Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R. Br. ex Hook. ssp. acrostichoides (R. Br.) Hultén

Distribution:
Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MI, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.

View 19 genera in Pteridaceae, 5 species in Cryptogramma

Classification:
Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Pteridaceae – Maidenhair Fern family
Genus	Cryptogramma R. Br. – rockbrake
Species	Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br. – American rockbrake

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
American rock-brake		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17461.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 04:19 AM CDT