Taxonomy Profile: Pteridium (Gled ex Scop)

Pteridium: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
brake-fern []
brackenfern []
bracken ferns []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Pteridium: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Polypodiophytina
Class : Polypodiopsida
leptosporangiate ferns |
Subclass : Polypodiidae
Order : Polypodiales
Genus : Pteridium
brake-fern |
brackenfern |
bracken ferns |
Pteridium Direct Children(s):
Pteridium arachnoideum
(Kaulf Maxon)
Pteridium: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Pteridium
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Pteridium
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Pteridium
Source:
Dennstaedtiaceae s.l. of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-11-09
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Pteridium
Publication(s):
Pteridium: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Pteridium: Comments