Cystopteris sandwicensis

higherClassification: Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Polypodiophyta > Polypodiopsida > Polypodiidae > Polypodiales > Aspleniineae > Cystopteridaceae > Cystopteris
taxonID wfo-0000154328
scientificNameID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17076800-1
scientificName Cystopteris sandwicensis
taxonRank species
parentNameUsageID wfo-4000010579
scientificNameAuthorship Brack.
family Cystopteridaceae
genus Cystopteris
specificEpithet sandwicensis
verbatimTaxonRank species
nomenclaturalStatus Valid
namePublishedIn U.S. Expl. Exped., Filic. 16: 234 (1854)
taxonomicStatus Accepted
taxonRemarks I see no reason why this morphologically clearly distinct taxon was placed as a variety under C. douglasii. It is much larger and morphologically completely distinct. Raised back to species level. (DdF) Source in seed data: ipni Updated family from Aspl
created 2022-04-16
modified 2026-02-24
references https://pteridogroup.github.io/
source Ferns and Allies TEN - the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG).
majorGroup Polypodiophyta
tplID ifn-55197
DataSource World Flora Online   2026-06-21