Xeriphytic, i.e. able to withstand dry conditions, mostly small ferns growing in shady damp microhabitats on rocky mountains.
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Standley Cloak Fern |
Notholaena standleyi |
Parry's Lip Fern |
Cheilanthes parryi |
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The fronds form a neat pentagon. The undersides have bright yellow, waxy hairs. Detailed Description |
The fronds are divided into small, bead-like segments. Upper and lower surfaces with whitish hairs. This photo by Stan Shebs is hosted at Wikimedia Detailed Description |
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Cliff-Brake |
Pellaea truncata |
Coville's Lip Fern |
Cheilanthes covillei |
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The leaves are twice compound and shiny bue-gray. Grows from steep cliffs in the mountains. Hard to locate except after periods of rainfall. Detailed Description |
The fronds are divided into tiny, dark green, bead-like segments. Brownish scales on underside of each segment. Detailed Description |
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Wavy Cloak Fern |
Astrolepis sinuata |
Arizona Spike Moss |
Sellaginella arizonica |
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Long fronds with narrowly oval leaflets that have the margins broadly crenulate. Dark green above. Detailed Description |
Not a fern and not a moss. Ancient lineage of vascular plants. Forms mats from crevices in rocks usu. on mountain slopes. Detailed Description |
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