| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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| Pteridaceae | Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. chihuahuensis | Chihuahua Scaly Cloak Fern | Crevices of limestone. | C. TX (Brown County in our region), s. CO, n. AZ, and s. CA, south to n. Mexico, mainly in the Chihuahuan Desert. | 
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| Pteridaceae | Astrolepis integerrima | Southwestern Cloak Fern | On outcrops of calcareous rocks (such as Ketona dolostone in Bibb County, AL). | TX, OK, NM, AZ, and NV south into Mexico; disjunct in c. AL (Bibb County); also disjunct in Hispaniola. | 
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| Pteridaceae | Astrolepis sinuata ssp. sinuata | Wavy Cloak Fern | Granitic outcrops and boulders, outcrops of acidic gneiss. | OK, e., c. and w. TX, NM, and AZ, south into Central and South America; West Indies; disjunct in GA and w. SC; disjunct in w. LA (on a bridge pillar). Recently found in upstate SC (McMillan et al. 2018). | 
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