- Cystopteris hybrid complex
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The fern genus Cystopteris is one that widely hybridizes internally.
North American Cystopteris Hybrids
The diploid parent species within the genus include:
- C. bulbifera
- C. "hemifragilis" (an undiscovered or extinct diploid)
- C. protrusa
- C. reevesiana
The hybrid species include:
- C. fragilis (C. "hemifragilis" X C. reevesiana; allotetraploid)
- C. laurentiana (C. bulbifera X C. fragilis; allohexaploid)
- C. tennesseensis (C. bulbifera X C. protrusa; allotetraploid)
- C. tenuis (C. "hemifragilis" X C. protrusa; allotetraploid)
- C. utahensis (C. reevesiana X C. bulbifera; allotetraploid)
Non-species hybrids include:
- Cystopteris Xillinoensis (C. bulbifera X C. tenuis; allotriploid)
- Cystopteris Xwagneri (C. tennesseensis X C. tenuis; allo-allotetraploid)
- Cystopteris fragilis X Cystopteris tenuis (allo-allotetraploid)
References
- Lellinger, David B. A Field Manual of the Ferns & Fern-Allies of the United States & Canada. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. 1985.
Categories:- Fern stubs
- Cystopteris
- Hybrids
- Ferns of the United States
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