''Pityrogramma'', the silverback ferns, or goldback ferns, is a
fern
The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...
genus in the subfamily
Pteridoideae of the family
Pteridaceae
Pteridaceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales, including some 1150 known species in ca 45 genera (depending on taxonomic opinions), divided over five subfamilies. The family includes four groups of genera that are sometimes recogni ...
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Species
, ''Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
'' recognized the following species and hybrids:[
Other species:
*'' P. aurantiaca'' (Hieron.) C.Chr.
*'' P. chrysoconia'' Maxon ex Domin
*'' P. chrysophylla'' Link (Island goldback fern)
*'' P. dealbata'' (C.Presl) Domin
*'' P. dukei'' Lellinger
*'' P. eggersii'' Maxon
*'' P. elongata'' (C.Chr.) Pic.Serm.
*'' P. euchrysa'' (Ekman ex Christensen) Ekman ex Testo
*'' P. ferruginea'' (Kunze) Maxon
* ''P.'' ×''herzogii'' (Rosenst.) L.D.Gómez
*'' P. hirsuta'' Testo
*'' P. humbertii'' C.Chr.
*'' P. jamesonii'' (Baker) Domin
*'' P. lehmannii'' (Hieron.) R.M.Tryon
* ''P.'' ×''mckenneyi'' W.H.Wagner
*'' P. opalescens'' Sundue
*'' P. pearcei'' Domin
*'' P. pulchella'' Domin
*'' P. rupicola'' Pic.Serm.
*'' P. schizophylla'' (Baker) Maxon
*'' P. triangulata'' Maxon
*'' P. ×watkinsii'' Testo
*'' P. williamsii'' Proctor
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References
eFloras entry
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Pteridaceae
Fern genera