Family: Pteridaceae
southwestern false cloak fern
[Cheilanthes limitanea var. mexicana (Maxon) Mickel, more...]
Leaf blade lanceolate to oblong, 3--4-pinnate, proximal pinnae 1/4--1/3 as long as blades. n = 2 n = 81, apogamous.
Sporulating summer--fall. Rocky slopes and cliffs; usually on calcareous or volcanic substrates; 1700--2500 m; Ariz., N.Mex., Tex.; n Mexico.
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