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1 North Carolina Ferns and Fern Allies : a survey

2 Ferns of North Carolina 122 species, in 46 genera, in 22 families from sea level to tops of Mount Mitchell in nearly all habitats (under water and dry sands and rocks)

3 Lycopodiaceae 14 species

4 6 species (2 aliens) Selaginellaceae

5 Isoetaceae 9 species more on the way

6 Psilotaceae 1 species (alien?, new to NC)

7 Equisetaceae 3 species (1 alien, newly documented for NC)

8 Azollaceae 1 species

9 1 species (alien) Salviniaceae

10 1 species (alien) Marsileaceae

11 Hymenophyllaceae Filmy ferns (Trichomanes petersii)

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16 Ophioglossaceae 16 species

17 New Yorker cartoon by Charles Saxon, Sept. 12, 1983

18 3 species Osmundaceae

19 3 species Dennstaedtiaceae

20 8 species Pteridaceae

21 12 species Aspleniaceae

22 Dryopteridaceae 24 species (1 alien)

23 Thelypteridaceae 6 species

24 Blechnaceae 2 species

25 Polypodiaceae 3 species

26 1 species Schizaeaceae

27 Lygodiaceae 2 species (1 alien)

28 1 species Grammitidaceae

29 Vittariaceae 1 species

30 Changes -- 1 New systematics monographs, revisions, studies using traditional approaches cladistic approaches molecular systematics New nomenclature continued nontaxonomic changes in nomenclature

31 Changes -- 2 New discoveries new natives are found to be (and to have been) in the Carolinas new aliens become established in the Carolinas differing criteria for inclusion in floras

32 Changes -- 4 Additions to the flora by description (new circumscription) [+250] re-elevation from synonymy [net +250] New discoveries and new arrivals finds (natives new to the flora area) [+250] naturalization [+250] Rearrangements of lower taxa [plenty] New nomenclature [plenty]

33 New species and infrataxa Gymnocarpium appalachianum Pryer & Haufler Huperzia appalachiana Beitel & Mickel Hymenophyllum tayloriae Farrar & Raine Isoetes appalachiana Brunton & Britton Isoetes hyemalis Brunton Lycopodium hickeyi W.H. Wagner, Beitel, & R.C. Moran Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham Trichomanes intricatum Farrar Vittaria appalachiana Farrar & Mickel Additional Isoetes in the works

34 New taxonomic concepts -- Isoetes species

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36 New natives to the Carolinas Bog Fern (Thelypteris simulata) Fragile Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) Northern Bog Clubmoss (Lycopodiella inundata) Leather Grapefern (Sceptridium multifidum) Daisyleaf Moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) Least Moonwort (Botrychium simplex) Lanceleaf Moonwort (Botrychium lanceolatum var. angustisegmentum) etc

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39 New aliens to the Carolinas Holly Fern (Cyrtomium falcatum) Holly Fern (Cyrtomium fortunei) Giant Water Spangles (Salvinia molesta) Curly-grass Fern (Schizaea pusilla) European Water-clover (Marsilea quadrifolia)

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42 Out of synonymy Appalachian Woodsia (Woodsia appalachiana from W. scopulina) Tree Ground-pine (Dendrolycopodium dendroideum from Dendrolycopodium obscurum)

43 Generic splits Lycopodium Lycopodium, Diphasiastrum, Huperzia, Lycopodiella, Palhinhaea, Pseudolycopodiella Grammitis Micropolypodium Athyrium Athyrium, Deparia, Diplazium Botrychium Botrychium, Botrypus, Sceptridium Thelypteris Macrothelypteris, Thelypteris, Phegoteris

44 Generic splits future attractions? Thelypteris Parathelypteris, Christella, Thelypteris, Cyclosorus, Stegnogramma Selaginella Bryodesma, Lycopodioides

45 Phylogenetic families Traditional morphological, cytological, anatomical criteria Cladistic analyses Molecular data

46 Lycopodium Diphasiastrum digitatum (=Lycopodium digitatum, Lycopodium flabelliforme, Lycopodium complanatum var. flabelliforme) Running-cedar Ground-pine Ground Cedar Running Clubmoss Hag s-bed Southern Running Pine Fan clubmoss Crowfoot club-moss Southern ground-cedar Trailing ground-pine Lycopode en évantail Lycopode aplati

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50 Lycopodiaceae of the Carolinas Radford, Ahles, & Bell (1968) Now change Lycopodium selago ---- new species named, this species not in Carolinas ---- Huperzia appressa new species (replacing former selago ) Lycopodium lucidulum Huperzia lucidula generic split Lycopodium porophilum Huperzia porophila generic split Lycopodium flabelliforme Diphasiastrum digitatum new nomenclature + generic split Lycopodium tristachyum Diphasiastrum tristachyum generic split Lycopodium clavatum Lycopodium clavatum NO CHANGE!! Lycopodium obscurum Dendrolycopodium obscurum narrower concept + new genus " Dendrolycopodium dendroideum resplit species + new genus " Dendrolycopodium hickeyi new species + new genus Lycopodium carolinianum Pseudolycopodiella carolinianum generic split Lycopodium alopecuroides Lycopodiella alopecuroides resplit species + generic split " Lycopodiella prostrata resplit species + generic split Lycopodium appressum Lycopodiella appressa generic split --- Lycopodiella inundata native species newly discovered in Carolinas --- Palhinhaea cernua non-native species newly discovered in Carolinas

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53 Main fern habitats moist forests rock outcrops aquatic situations -- 8 bogs -- 6 dry forests -- 5 savannas -- 4 other wetlands -- 4 sandhills -- 1

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