- Cheilanthes cooperae
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Cheilanthes cooperae Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Pteridaceae Genus: Cheilanthes Species: C. cooperae Binomial name Cheilanthes cooperae
D.C.EatonCheilanthes cooperae is a species of lip fern known by the common name Mrs. Cooper's lip fern, or simply Cooper's lip fern. It is endemic to California, where it is widespread but not very common. It can be found growing in crevices in rocky habitat, generally on limestone.
Description
The leaves are up to about 30 centimeters long and a few wide, and are made up of segments subdivided into pairs of many-lobed smaller segments. They are pale green in color with glandular hairs. The smallest segments are oval in shape and have sori with tan-colored sporangia on their undersides.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Cheilanthes cooperae
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Cheilanthes cooperae - Photo gallery
Categories:- Cheilanthes
- Ferns of California
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada region (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Fern species
- Fern stubs
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