Status: Native
Synonyms:
Cheilanthes eatonii Baker
Myriopteris rufa is the second most common member of the genus in this area, following Myriopteris fendleri. Myriopteris rufa has lanceolate costal scales the margins of which are not ciliate. The pinnae are densely tomentose with matted fine hairs. On the abaxial surface, the scales tend to not obscure the tomentum on the terminal pinnules (unlike Myriopteris lindheimeri.) The amount of adaxial tomentum is highly variable on Myriopteris rufa.
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Myriopteris rufa, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Little Bear Canyon, May 5, 2007
Myriopteris rufa, rhizome scales with dark central stripe, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 23, 2007
Myriopteris rufa, adaxial surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 15, 2008
Myriopteris rufa, abaxial surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 15, 2008
Myriopteris rufa, macro of adaxial surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Nov. 17, 2008
Myriopteris rufa, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City Range, Bear Mountain, Jan. 30, 2009
Myriopteris rufa, relatively denser tomentum, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City Range, Bear Mountain, Jan. 30, 2009
Myriopteris rufa, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, August 22, 2012
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