Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Cheilanthes wrightii is a leafy, small Lip Fern characteristically growing in cracks or crevices
of rock faces. The petioles are grooved on the adaxial surface. There are no scales on the rachis.
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Cheilanthes wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Wild Horse Canyon, May 16, 2007
Cheilanthes wrightii, adaxial surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Sept. 17, 2008
Cheilanthes wrightii, grooved rachis, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Sept. 17, 2008
Cheilanthes wrightii, abaxial surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Sept. 17, 2008
Cheilanthes wrightii, rhizome scales, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Sept. 17, 2008
Cheilanthes wrightii, 4x macro of abaxial (bottom) surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, February 2, 2010
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