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Pteridaceae
Notholaena

not marked as a favorite taxon Notholaena standleyi Maxon. Common name: Star Cloak Fern. Habitat: On rock outcrops. Distribution: Sc. OK, se. CO and c. AZ south through w. TX and NM to c. Mexico.

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ID notes: A small rock fern with pentagonal leaf outline and creamy-yellow farina covering the lower leaf surface.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA2, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, Tx, TxFerns, "unplaced". Basionym: Notholaena standleyi Maxon 1915

Links to other floras: = Notholaena standleyi - FNA2

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image #1 of Notholaena standleyi© Alan Cressler: Notholaena standleyi, Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas 6 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Notholaena standleyi© Alan Cressler: Notholaena standleyi, Bryodesma arizonicum, and Mammillaria grahamii, Tanque Verde Canyon, Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Notholaena standleyi© Alan Cressler: Notholaena standleyi, King Canyon, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountains Section, Pima County, Arizona 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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