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.
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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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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© Alan Cressler: Notholaena standleyi, Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas 6 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© 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 ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Notholaena standleyi, King Canyon, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountains Section, Pima County, Arizona 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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