Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Cheilanthes feei Moore
(Slender Lip Fern, Sante Fe Lip Fern)

Family: Pteridaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Cheilanthes feei is a smaller than usual Lip Fern with no scales on the rachis although there are cilia. Cheilanthes feei prefers limestone but will grow occasionally on a granitic substrate. It is found growing in cracks among the rocks.
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Cheilanthes feei, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City Range, Bear Mtn., Jan. 30, 2009



Cheilanthes feei, closeup front of frond, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City Range, Bear Mountain, Jan. 30, 2009



Cheilanthes feei, bicolorous rhizome scale, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, Oct. 17, 2007



Cheilanthes feei, detail front of frond, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, Oct. 17, 2007



Cheilanthes feei, detail back of frond, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, Oct. 17, 2007



Cheilanthes feei, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, Sept. 10, 2008



Cheilanthes feei, frond, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Georgetown Road, Sept. 10, 2008


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