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Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt
narrow beech fern (long beechfern)
Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern family)

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Distribution of Phegopteris connectilis
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Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Perennial with overwintering fronds arising singly from elongated rhizomes.

Leaves:
On stipes as long as blades or longer, blades elongate-triangular, 10-25 cm long and 3-15 cm wide, pinnate; pinnae pinnatifid, the lowermost at an abruptly pointed angle to the stipe and bent outwards; segments hairy underneath.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Moist to wet forests, streambanks, shaded seepy rock cliffs and swamps from the lowland to subalpine zones; infrequent throughout BC; circumpolar, N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to NH, NC, TN, IA, MN and OR; Eurasia.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Phegopteris connectilis

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Elevation (metres)	5	332	2050
Slope Gradient (%)	0	30	105
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	0	334	360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	2	4	8
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	D
Number of field plots species was recorded in:	437
Modal BEC Zone Class	CWH
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in:	CWH(284), ESSF(2), ICH(106), IDF(1), MH(2), SBS(31)
Source: Klinkenberg 2020

Ecological Indicator Information

A shade-tolerant/intolerant, montane to subalpine, circumpolar fern (transcontinental in North America). Occurs fresh to very moist, calcium and nitrogen-rich soils within boreal, wet temperate, and cool mesothermal climates; its occurrence increases with precipitation. Rare to scattered in herbaceous understories on water-shedding and waterreceiving (floodplain) sites. Fairly common on Queen Charlotte Islands, locally on coastal mainland. A nitrophytic species characteristic of Moder and Mull humus forms.

Source: Indicator Plants of Coastal British Columbia (Information applies to coastal locations only)

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Dryopteris phegopteris (L.) C. Chr.
Lastrea phegopteris (L.) Bory
Phegopteris polypodioides Fée
Thelypteris phegopteris (L.) Slosson

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Thelypteridaceae
Flora North America treatment for Phegopteris connectilis
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
Google Image Search
Flickr Image Search

General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-04-27 12:12:20 AM ]

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