Thelypteris palustris Schott

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Thelypteris palustris Schott

Forma de crecimiento

Hierba

Forma de vida

Terrestre

Nutrición

Autotrófica

Tipo de vegetación

No especificado

Categoría IUCN

Preocupación menor (LC)A

Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010

No incluidaB

Estatus del taxón

(A) Como definida actualmente, probablemente una entidad natural (monofilética)

Discusión taxonómica

Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Fernald, Rhodora 31: 34. 1929
Lastrea thelypteris var. pubescens G.Lawson, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 19: 277. 1864
Dryopteris tremula Christ, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 1: 234. 1910

Rhizomes long-creeping, 1–3 mm diam.; fronds monomorphic or slightly dimorphic, often 1–3 cm apart, fertile fronds more erect, narrower and with somewhat contracted pinnae and segments, 20–90 cm long; stipes stramineous above bases, 9–45(–60) cm X 1–3 mm, at bases sparsely set with tan, ovate, glabrous scales; blades lanceolate, 10–40(–55) cm long, proximal pinnae commonly slightly shortened, blades tapering gradually to pinnatifid apices; pinnae pinnatifid to within 1 mm of costae, 2–10 X 0.5–2 cm; segments oblong, somewhat oblique, entire; veins from adjacent segments meeting margins above sinuses, frequently forked; indument abaxially of sparsely to densely set hairs on costae and sometimes veins, costae also commonly with a few small, tan scales, tissue between veins glabrous on both sides; sori medial, with tan, often hairy indusia; sporangia glabrous; 2n=70 (USA).

Distribution. Along slow-moving streams and waterways, swampy areas; 1800–1850 m. E Canada, e USA; Mexico; Berm, Cuba; the distribution of the species (var. palustris) extends to Europe, Asia.

Specimens Examined. DF (Schaffner s.n., MEXU). Mich (Arsène 2562, 5907, s.n., US; Rzedowski 39234, IEB, XAL). State unknown (Schaffner 57, NY).

Distinctive characters are the very long-creeping, narrow rhizomes, the free, frequently forked veins, and the tan scales along the costae abaxially. The sole variety recognized by Tryon et al. (1980) in temperate North America is var. pubescens and, from the meager material available, the Mexican specimens seem to be the same variety. Eurasian material is referable to var. palustris, based on Acrostichum thelypteris L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1071. 1753. [Syn.: Theylypteris palustris Schott, Gen. Fil., t. 10. 1834. Dryopteris thelypteris (L.) A. Gray, Man., ed. 1, 630. 1848. Type. Uncertain, based on plants from Europe and citations to publications by Bauhin (with illustration) and Ruppius.]
Dryopteris tremula has been a puzzle since Christ first described it in 1910. It now seems likely that it is merely an outlier of the widespread north-temperate species, T. palustris, differing in no significant characters from that species. The Schaffner collection was made in 1875, from Xochimilco. The only recent collection since the early 1900’s is by Rzedowski, in 1985, from the mouth of Lago de Cuitzeo.
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Bibliografía

A. IUCN 2022: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Versión 2022-2
B. SEMARNAT 2019: MODIFICACIÓN del Anexo Normativo III, Lista de especies en riesgo de la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010: 101 pp. – https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5578808&fecha=14/11/2019#gsc.tab=0 [accessed 2023-05-04 06:16]
C. Mickel, J. T. & Smith, A. R. 2004: The Pteridophytes of Mexico Vol. 88