- Cheilanthes clevelandii
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Cheilanthes clevelandii 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Pteridaceae Genus: Cheilanthes Species: C. clevelandii Binomial name Cheilanthes clevelandii
D. C. Eat.Cheilanthes clevelandii is a species of lip fern known by the common name Cleveland's lip fern. This plant is native to southern California, including some of the Channel Islands, and Baja California, where it grows in rocky crevices in the hills and low-elevation mountains.
Description
This fern has leaves which are 3- to 4-pinnate, such that each leaflet is subdivided twice or three times into layers of overlapping rounded segments. The leaves have a bumpy, cobbled look. The underside bears scales, which are long outgrowths of the epidermis, as well as a coating of long hairs. The sporangia may be hidden beneath the scales and hairs and tucked under the curved lip of the leaf margin.
External links
Categories:- Cheilanthes
- Ferns of California
- Fern species
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
- Flora of the Channel Islands of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Fern stubs
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