Specimen Information

Ceratopteris thalictroides
(watersprite)
Plants
Native Transplant

Specimen ID229655
GroupPlants
GenusCeratopteris
Speciesthalictroides
Common Namewatersprite
StateCA
CountySan Diego
LocalityLaguna Mountains, eastern slope, near Borrego Springs
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSan Felipe Creek
HUC8 Number18100203
Map
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Collection Year1970
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity farm
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28055
Author:University of California Berkeley
Date:2019
Title:University Herbarium (UC)
Publisher:Consortium of California Herbaria
Reference 2
Ref. Number:16045
Author:Alexander, J., S. Markos, J. Yost, R.L. Moe, E. Dean, and M. Nazaire.
Date:2016
Title:Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH)
Publisher:Regents of the University of California
Reference 3
Ref. Number:10390
Author:Lellinger, D.B.
Date:1985
Title:A Field Manual of the Ferns and Fern-Allies of the United States and Canada.
Publisher:Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington, DC.
CommentsFirst record for CA; presumably escaped from cultivation. UC 1426713
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalUniv. and Jepson Herb.
Museum Cat NumberUC 1426713
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year ClassSpores


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