Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
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Filed As
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. -
Collector(s)
T. S. Cochrane 13009, 16 Apr 1977
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Location
Mexico. Jalisco. Middle slope on steep W side of Cerro Grande, overlooking the valley between San Pedro Toxín and El Sauz, along transect from (and 1.6 km due E of) LOS ENCINITOS to the C.G. antennas, 7 km airline distance due NW of El Terrero, 38 km due NW of Colima Vásquez study site 36.
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database on 14 Jun 2022.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4065269
Occurrence ID: 90db4b1d-b46f-4b15-8f63-7a081bb2cad0
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Pteridophyta
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Order
Polypodiales
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Family
Cystopteridaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
North America
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Country
Mexico
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State/Province
Jalisco
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Locality
Middle slope on steep W side of Cerro Grande, overlooking the valley between San Pedro Toxín and El Sauz, along transect from (and 1.6 km due E of) LOS ENCINITOS to the C.G. antennas, 7 km airline distance due NW of El Terrero, 38 km due NW of Colima Vásquez study site 36.
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Elevation
Alt. 1810 m. (5938 ft.)
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Coordinates
19.4919, -103.982
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Location Notes
[Mexico & Central America]
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Distribution
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 04065269 BOTANICAL STAND 36, actual quantitative data: undisturbed, matching best—but not described by Rzedowski &McVaugh, 1966--tropical dry for- est. Exposure: W; slope: 42%, 477o, 677o. Thirty one total woody spp. (over 1 in. dbh.) pre- sent, leading dominant (canopy tree) : Acacia ?acatlensis -I.V. 16.77, next most important tree: Bipholis 8p.-4.61; secondarily important (sub- canopy trees) : Euphorbia cotinifolia-11.21. Russelia sp.-11.08, Chiococca pachyphylla-6.32, Bursera grandifolla-4.86; most important under- story sp”: "tacoteY,:7.97; most important vine: Couania polygama-3.30» sampled. l0 quadrats of 0.010 ha sampled«0.100 ha area ^ MEXICO: Edo. Jalisco Reserva Biosfera Sierra de Manantldn Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Quadrato Whittaker de 1,000 m . Undisturbed seasonally dry tropical' forest (not "bosque mesofilo de montana"); leading trees in descending order of frequency: Acacia acatlensis (20-35 m tall)-Ru8selia arbórea (13. rarely 15 m m)-Poulzozia sp., with Chlococca-Xylosma-Ery- thrina of similar frequency to one another, Bur- sera & Prunus (not cortaplco) less frequent than these, andTrichilla &Fraxinus uhdei rare (latter 8-10 m, at lowest edge of alt. range) ; Montanoa abundant in understory (not more than 7 m tall or 3 cm DBH., no palms present but Chuspuea llebmannil abundant; groundlayer very rich, with many ferns (Asplenlum pumilum, Cystopteris fragilis. Adlan- tum poiretll, Pellaea ovata. Dryopteris. Pecluma), some orchids (Habenaria novemfida. Malaxis rosil- lol), herbs (Tradescantia commellnoides. Thalic- trum. Peperomia dlstachya. Solanum bulbocastanum. Drymaria. Bonplandia. Salvia. Achimenes) , gras- ses (Panicum arundinariae. Lasiacls nigra. Oplis- menus); shrubs and vines both very high in diver*- sity and density (Acalypha. Bouvardia. Calliandra. Croton. Myrcianthes. Bunchosia, Wimmeria. Alston- ia long!folia, etc. and Dioscorea remotiflora. Gouanla. Gaudichaudla. Mandevilla. Fuchsia. Mel- lichampia. Serjania. Nissolia. Cyclanthera. etc.). Middle slope on steep W side of CERSO GRANDE, a mas- sive limestone plateau, overlooking the valley between San Pedro Toxin and El Sauz, along tran- sect from (and 1.6 km due E of) LOS ENCINITOS to the C.G. antennas, 7 km airline distance due NW of El Terrero, 38 km due NW of Colima (19°29'31"N, 103° 58'54"W). Alt. 1,810 m. Vazquez study site il/. T. S. Cochrane No. 13,009 , with 36 A. Va'zquez G., F. J. SantanaM., and D. T. Aussem Field work supported by the Instituto Manantlán de Ecología y Conservación de La Blodiversidad (IMECBIO), Univ. de Guad- alajara, and the Natural History Museums Council, E.K. and O.N. Allen Herbarium Fund, and the Davis Fund, all of the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. 04065269
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Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.