Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  Mexico

• State/Province

  Oaxaca

• Locality

  Approx. 28.7 km from the outskirts of Teotitlan del Camino on the road to Huatla. WGS 84.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2252 m. (7388 ft.)

• Coordinates

  18.1522, -96.9861

• Location Notes

  [Mexico & Central America]

• Distribution

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Ferns of Oaxaca, Mexico
MUNICIPIO SANTA MARIA TEOPOXCO
WOODSIACEAE
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
sensu Mickel & Smith 2004, Pteridophytes of Mexico.
Also growing on soil here were two larger Cystopteris plants (CJR.3376,3377).
C.J.Rothfels #3382, with J.Beck, P.Rothfels, R.Dyer.
Approx. 28.7km from the outskirts of Teotitlan del Camino on the road to Huatla.
Common on rich steep soil slopes, adjacent to roadside waterfall, with lush broadleaf
forest, JPinguicula, diverse gramitids and forbs, etc.
2009-August-25. N18.15322 W96.98608 +/-100m. WGS 84. 2252 m elevation.
Duplicates: 4, to: MEXU, MO, NY, UC. TYPE LOCATION for Cystopteris membranifolia. At this site we
made 18 Cystopteris collections: wide-segment C.membranifolia (CJR3365,3366 to DUKE; 3367 to MEXU,
MO); medium-wide C.membranifolia (3368 to DUKE; 3369 to MEXU, MO); divided-leaf cf. membranifolia
(3370,3371 to DUKE; 3372 to MEXU,MO, et al.); water's-edge cf. fragilis (3373,3374 to DUKE: 3375 to
MEXU,MO, et al.); and soil-growing terrestrial Cfragilis (3376,3378-3381 to DUKE; 3377 to MEXU; 3382
to MEXU,MO, et al.)
This specimen is a voucher for the Pryer lab fern DNA database (www.pryerlab.net).
Please notify the Pryer lab of any annotations.
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