Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Pellaea atropurpurea (L.)Link
PURPLE CLIFF-BRAKE; HAIRY CLIFF-BRAKE FERN
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Endangered-State
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Classification
POLYPODIALES
Pellaea atropurpurea (L.)Link - PURPLE CLIFF-BRAKE; HAIRY CLIFF-BRAKE FERN
Citation
PELLAEA ATROPURPUREA (Linnaeus) Link, Fil. Spec. 59. 1841.
Pteris atropurpurea Linnaeus 1753.
VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 682 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by R. M. Tryon, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 44: 144. 1957.
Species Distribution Map
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