Taxon Details

Myriopteris wootonii

Wooton's lace fern

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Photo of Myriopteris wootonii
© 2019 Zoya Akulova
Photo of Myriopteris wootonii
© 2020 Zoya Akulova
Photo of Myriopteris wootonii
© 2017 Zoya Akulova

Taxon Summary:

Myriopteris wootonii, commonly known as Wooton's lace fern, is a perennial rhizomatous herb in the Pteridaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Joshua tree "woodland", and Pinyon and juniper woodland, growing at elevations from 1600 to 1900 meters. Myriopteris wootonii is ranked 2B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: May-Oct
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Elevation:
1600 - 1900 meters
5250 - 6235 feet
General Habitats:
  • Joshua tree "woodland"
  • Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Rocky
Notes:
Reported from the Panamint Mtns. In A Flora of Southern California (1974) by P. Munz; need quads. See Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 3:146 (1918) for original description, Madroño 25(1):56 (1978) for distributional information, and PhytoKeys 32:49-64 (2013) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 7
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 7
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 5
Recent <=20 Years 2
Presence:
Presumed Extant 7
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), Sonora, Mexico (SO), Texas (TX), Utah (UT)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Fountain Peak (3411585), Ivanpah (3511533), Pinto Valley (3511523)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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