Cheilanthes covillei
| Cheilanthes covillei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Cheilanthes |
| Species: | C. covillei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheilanthes covillei Maxon | |
| Synonyms | |
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Myriopteris covillei (Maxon) Á. Löve & D. Löve | |
Cheilanthes covillei, reclassified as Myriopteris covillei,[1] is a species of lip fern known by the common name Coville's lip fern.
This plant is native to California, Baja California, Arizona, Oregon, and Utah.[2] It grows in rocky crevices in the mountains and foothills.
In California it is found in Chaparral, Yellow pine forest, Pinyon-juniper woodland, and Joshua tree woodland habitats.[1]
Description
This fern has green leaves which may be up to 4-pinnate, that is, made up of leaflets that subdivide 3 times, such that the leaflets are layered with overlapping rounded segments. The leaves have a bumpy, cobbled look.
The undersides of the leaves have scales which are lengthened outgrowths of the epidermis. Tucked under the scales are the sporangia, which make the spores.
References
- 1 2 Jepson: Myriopteris covillei . accessed 9.30.2015.
- ↑ USDA: Cheilanthes covillei
External links
- Calflora Database: Myriopteris covillei (Coville's lip fern) — formerly Cheilanthes covillei.
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Myriopteris covillei — formerly Cheilanthes covillei.
- USDA Plants Profile for Cheilanthes covillei (Coville's lipfern)
- UC Photos gallery — Cheilanthes covillei
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