Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

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

Notholaena standleyi Maxon
(Star Cloak Fern, Standley's Cloak Fern)

Family: Pteridaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Notholaena hookeri D.C. Eaton

Notholaena standleyi is a pentagonal shaped dark green fern found growing among rocks on south facing slopes or in bright sunlight. When water is scarce, Notholaena standleyi folds up and the yellow farina on its undersurface becomes quite evident.
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Notholaena standleyi, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Oct. 9, 2005



Notholaena standleyi, detail five pointed shape, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Sept. 14, 2008



Notholaena standleyi, yellow farina underneath, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Sept. 14, 2008



Notholaena standleyi, detail yellow farina underneath, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Sept. 14, 2008



Notholaena standleyi, yellow farina underneath, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Sept. 14, 2008



Notholaena standleyi, folded up in winter dry season, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., CF Cyn., Dec. 21, 2008


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