Cryptogramma stelleri
| Cryptogramma stelleri | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptogramma |
| Species: | C. stelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptogramma stelleri (S.G.Gmel.) Prantl | |
Cryptogramma stelleri, common names slender cliff-brake, fragile rock-brake, slender rock-brake, and Steller's rockbrake, is a plant found widely in temperate regions of Asia and North America.[2] It is a lithophyte, growing on rocky substrates.[2]
It is listed as endangered in Connecticut,[3] Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. It is listed as threatened in Maine and New Hampshire, as exploitably vulnerable in New York (state) and as sensitive in Washington (state).[4]
Cryptogramma stelleri is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.[5]
References
- ↑ Dyer, Robert; Museum, Fred Rumsey (Natural History; Helsinki, Henry Väre (University of; Rouhan, Germinal; Ivanenko, Yury; Elias, Rui Bento (2016-05-29). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- 1 2 "Cryptogramma stelleri (S.G.Gmel.) Prantl". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 17 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
- ↑ NRCS. "Cryptogramma stelleri". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ Thatcher, Edward P. (1949). "Bryophytes of an Artificially Illuminated Cave". The Bryologist. 52 (4): 212–214. doi:10.2307/3239480.