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Onoclea
| Description | Onoclea is a genus of plants in the family Onocleaceae, native to moist habitats in eastern Asia and eastern North America. They are deciduous ferns with sterile fronds arising from creeping rhizomes in spring, dying down at first frost. Fertile fronds appear in late summer. Depending on the authority, the genus contains one to five species. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onoclea, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Onocleaceae : Onoclea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Polypodiales : Dryopteridaceae : Onoclea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Onoclea L. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. J. Hickey. 1977. Stratigraphy and paleobotany of the Golden Valley Formation (Early Tertiary) of western North Dakota. The Geological Society of America Memoir 150:1-183 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Pärlbräknar, Sensitive Fern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onoclea |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Onoclea hesperia âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Onoclea hintonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onoclea inquirenda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onoclea intermedia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onoclea minima species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Onoclea neomexicana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onoclea orientalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onoclea reducta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onoclea sensibilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Calypterium Bernh. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Onocleaceae : Calypterium |
| Ragiopteris C.Presl | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Onocleaceae : Ragiopteris |
| Ragiopteris K.B.Presl, 1836 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Onocleaceae : Ragiopteris |
| Riediea Mirb. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Onocleaceae : Riediea |
| Angiopteris Adans. | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Onocleaceae : Angiopteris |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1977 | Onoclea Hickey |
| 1993 | Onoclea McIver and Basinger |
| 2000 | Onoclea Mabberley |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
