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Alpine Woodsia

Ferns and Fern Allies

Alpine woodsia, also called northern woodsia or alpine cliff fern, is a small fern of the cliff fern family Woodsiaceae with a circumpolar range across northern Canada, coastal Greenland, Scandinavia, the Ural and Altai mountains of Asia, and a few locations in Scotland and Wales. It closely resembles its relatives Woodsia ilvensis and Woodsia glabella and is understood to have originated as a hybrid of two parent Woodsia species. It grows in crevices, scree slopes and cliffs of slate and calcareous rock, especially limestone, and while rated Apparently Secure overall it is considered threatened or endangered in several U.S. states and near-threatened in Scotland.

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Woodsia alpina 2
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteridophyta, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Alpine 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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Iran

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Italy

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Japan

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Kazakhstan

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Mongolia

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North America

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Norway

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Pakistan

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Poland

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Romania

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Ukraine

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Alpine Woodsia
  • Wikidata Q661822, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Woodsia alpina': alpine woodsia, is a fern
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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2. Wikipedia: Woodsia alpina
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q661822 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 330869
    Also known as northern woodsia or alpine cliff fern, it is typically found in crevices, scree slopes and cliffs containing slate and calcareous rocks, especially limestone.
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Woodsia alpina
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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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 alpina
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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