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Rusty Woodsia

Ferns and Fern Allies

Rusty woodsia, also called oblong woodsia or rusty cliff fern, is a small fern of the cliff fern family Woodsiaceae with a circumpolar range across North America and northern Eurasia, most abundant in Scandinavia, the Ural and Altai mountains, and the eastern United States, with further populations in Japan, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Its fronds are roughly six inches long by one inch wide, with stiff, pointed tips cut into about twelve nearly opposite, stemless leaflets. The underside of the fronds is covered in white woolly fibers that turn rusty brown with age, the trait behind its common name, and it favors sunny, exposed cliffs and rocky slopes on thin, dry, acidic soil.

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Woodsia ilvensis 2
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteridophyta, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Rusty Woodsia
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Austria

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Belarus

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Canada

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Hungary

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Iceland

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Italy

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Japan

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Kazakhstan

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Manchuria

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Mongolia

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Romania

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Rusty Woodsia
  • Wikidata Q2233063, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Woodsia ilvensis': oblong woodsia, is a fern
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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2. Wikipedia: Woodsia ilvensis
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q2233063 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 330870
    Also known as rusty woodsia or rusty cliff fern, it is typically found on sunny, exposed cliffs and rocky slopes and on thin, dry, acidic soils.
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Woodsia ilvensis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Woodsia ilvensis
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Woodsiaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12537
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12537
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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