Cheilanthes villosa

Cheilanthes villosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Cheilanthes
Species: C. villosa
Binomial name
Cheilanthes villosa

Cheilanthes villosa is a species of lip fern, whose common name is villous lipfern.[1] This plant is native to the southwestern United States where it grows in rocky mountains and deserts. For example it is found along with the Elephant tree, (Bursera microphylla), and other desert species in the Waterman Mountains of southeastern Arizona-(northern Pima County).[2]

References

Line notes

  1. USDA. 2009
  2. C. Michael Hogan. 2009

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