Astrolepis cochisensis (Goodding) D.M. Benham & Windham ssp. chihuahuensis D.M. Benham. Common name: Chihuahua Scaly Cloak Fern. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Crevices of limestone. Distribution: C. TX (Brown County in our region), s. CO, n. AZ, and s. CA, south to n. Mexico, mainly in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA2, K4, NS, TxFerns; < Astrolepis cochisensis (Goodd.) D.M.Benham & Windham — Mex; < Hemionitis cochisensis (Goodding) Christenhusz — POWO; < Notholaena sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Kaulf. var. cochisensis (Goodd.) Weath. — Tx. Basionym: Astrolepis cochisensis (Goodd.) D.M.Benham & Windham ssp. chihuahuensis D.M.Benham 1992
Links to other floras: = Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. chihuahuensis - FNA2
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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© Alan Cressler: Astrolepis cochisensis, Slaughter Canyon Cave Trail, Slaughter Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County, New Mexico 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Astrolepis cochisensis, Slaughter Canyon Cave Trail, Slaughter Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County, New Mexico 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Astrolepis cochisensis, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County, New Mexico 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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