Myriopteris covillei
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Myriopteris |
| Species: | M. covillei
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| Myriopteris covillei | |
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Myriopteris covillei, formerly known as Cheilanthes covillei,[1] is a species of lip fern known by the common name Coville's lip fern.
Coville's lip fern is native to California, Baja California, Arizona, Oregon, and Utah.[2] It grows in rocky crevices in the mountains and foothills.
In California it is found in chaparral, yellow pine forest, pinyon-juniper woodland, and Joshua tree woodland habitats.[1]
Description[]
This fern has green leaves which may be up to 4-pinnate, that is, made up of leaflets that subdivide 3 times, such that the leaflets are layered with overlapping rounded segments. The leaves have a bumpy, cobbled look.
The undersides of the leaves have scales which are lengthened outgrowths of the epidermis. Tucked under the scales are the sporangia, which make the spores.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jepson: Myriopteris covillei . accessed 9.30.2015.
- ^ USDA: Cheilanthes covillei
External links[]
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Myriopteris covillei — formerly Cheilanthes covillei.
- UC Photos gallery — Cheilanthes covillei
- NatureServe apparently secure species
- Myriopteris
- Ferns of California
- Ferns of Mexico
- Ferns of the United States
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of Utah
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Plants described in 1918