Polypodiaceae

Pleopeltis minima (Bory) J. Prado & R.Y. Hirai

Also mentioned in the literature as Pleopeltis squalida. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Uruguay

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TD, TS, MS, FS, MG, DX

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Cfa, Aw, Cfb, Cwa, BSh, Cwb, Am, Af, Cwc

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 (?): Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central

References

Hietz, P. 2010. Fern adaptations to xeric environments. In: Fern Ecology. 140–176. doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511844898.006.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77113924-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.avrds9

Source IUCN conservation status: x