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Sonoran Desert Ferns

Xeriphytic, mostly small ferns growing mostly in shady damp microhabitats on rocky mountains.

Standley Cloak Fern

Notholaena standleyi

Parry's Lip Fern

Cheilanthes parryi

The fronds form a neat pentagon. The undersides have bright yellow, waxy hairs. This photo is hosted at Wikimedia Detailed Description

The fronds are divided into small, bead-like segments. Upper and lower surfaces with whitish hairs. This photo is hosted at Wikimedia Detailed Description

Cliff-Brake

Pellaea truncata

Coville's Lip Fern

Cheilanthes covillei

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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