Cheilanthes myriophylla

Cheilanthes myriophylla

Cheilanthes myriophylla at UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, 2015.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pteridophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Pteridaceae
Genus:	Cheilanthes
Species:	C. myriophylla
Binomial name
*Cheilanthes myriophylla* Desv.
Synonyms
Cheilanthes elegans Desv. Cheilanthes fournieri C. Chr. Cheilanthes intermedia Baker Cheilanthes myriophylla var. elegans (Desv.) Sodiro Cheilanthes paleacea M. Martens & Galeotti Myriopteris intermedia E. Fourn.

Cheilanthes myriophylla, the Central American lace fern, is a species of ferns in the genus Cheilanthes. Despite its name, this species is native as far south as Argentina. It is adapted to dry areas.

References

External links

Media related to Cheilanthes myriophylla at Wikimedia Commons
Cheilanthes myriophylla at the Encyclopedia of Life

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