Myriopteris alabamensis (Buckley) Grusz & Windham. Common name: Alabama Lipfern, Smooth Lipfern. Phenology: Mar-Nov (-Feb). Habitat: Dry outcrops of limestone. Distribution: VA, w. NC, s. MO, and OK south and west to n. GA, AL, peninsular FL (historically), TX, NM, se. AZ, and Mexico (south to OAX).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Our plants are apparently apogamous triploids.
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Grusz & Windham (2013); = Cheilanthes alabamensis (Buckley) Kunze — Ar, C, ETx1, F, Fl1, FNA2, G, GrPl, Mo1, NS, RAB, S13, Sf, Tn, Tx, TxFerns, Va, W, WH3, Lellinger (1985); = Hemionitis alabamensis (Buckley) Christenh. — POWO, Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng (2018); = Pellaea alabamensis (Buckley) Baker ex Hook.; Pteris alabamensis Buckley — (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Cheilanthes alabamensis - FNA2
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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