Maiden Fern 
Group:
Plants
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Ecuador, Puerto Rico


Species/Common Names:
Thelypteris aculeata
Thelypteris appressa
Thelypteris bonapartii
Thelypteris campii
Thelypteris chimboracensis
Thelypteris conformis
Thelypteris correllii
Thelypteris dodsonii
Thelypteris elegantula
Thelypteris euthythrix
Thelypteris fluminalis
Thelypteris inabonensis
Cordillera Maiden Fern
Thelypteris macra
Thelypteris rosenstockii
Thelypteris subtilis
Thelypteris verecunda
Barrio Charcas Maiden Fern
Thelypteris yaucoensis
Puerto Rico Maiden Fern

Facts Summary:
Thelypteris (commonly known as the Maiden Fern species) is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Ecuador, Puerto Rico.

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Copyright Notice: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Thelypteris".

Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Thelypteris aculeataVU-IUCN2003Ecuador
2. Thelypteris appressaVU-IUCN2003Ecuador
3. Thelypteris bonapartiiCR-IUCN2003Ecuador
4. Thelypteris campiiVU-IUCN2003Ecuador
5. Thelypteris chimboracensisVU-IUCN2003Ecuador
6. Thelypteris conformisVU-IUCN2003Ecuador
7. Thelypteris correlliiVU-IUCN2003Ecuador
8. Thelypteris dodsoniiVU-IUCN2003Ecuador
9. Thelypteris elegantulaVU-IUCN2003Ecuador
10. Thelypteris euthythrixVU-IUCN2003Ecuador
11. Thelypteris fluminalisNT-IUCN2003Ecuador
12. Thelypteris inabonensisEN-US FWSJuly 2, 1993Puerto Rico
13. Thelypteris macraEN-IUCN2003Ecuador
14. Thelypteris rosenstockiiVU-IUCN2003Ecuador
15. Thelypteris subtilisVU-IUCN2003Ecuador
16. Thelypteris verecundaEN-US FWSJuly 2, 1993Puerto Rico
17. Thelypteris yaucoensisEN-US FWSJuly 2, 1993Puerto Rico

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