Pteridaceae

Hemionitis gracillima (D.C.Eaton) Christenh.

Also mentioned in the literature as Cheilanthes gracillima. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Alberta, British Columbia, California, Guatemala, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): MB, MC, MS, MF, DX

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Dsb, Csb, Csa, Dsc, Cfa, Cfb, BSk, Dfc, Cfc, Csc, Dfb, ET

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not assessed

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): Alberta, Guatemala, Utah

References

Pickett, F. L. 1923. An Ecological Study of Cheilanthes gracillima. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 50(10):329–338.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77182291-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.usveyj

Source IUCN conservation status: x