Fern Encyclopedia

Cheilanthes clevelandii (Cleveland's Lip Fern)

Cheilanthes clevelandii, Cleveland's Lip Fern, is a compact xerophytic fern of 10 to 30 centimetres endemic to the rocky chaparral and coastal sage scrub of southern California and northern Baja...

Cheilanthes clevelandii (Cleveland's Lip Fern)

Cheilanthes clevelandii, Cleveland's Lip Fern, is a compact xerophytic fern of 10 to 30 centimetres endemic to the rocky chaparral and coastal sage scrub of southern California and northern Baja...

Cheilanthes cooperae (Cooper's Lip Fern)

Cheilanthes cooperae, Cooper's Lip Fern, is a diminutive xerophytic fern of just 5 to 15 centimetres, narrowly endemic to the granitic boulder fields and rocky chaparral slopes of southern California...

Cheilanthes cooperae (Cooper's Lip Fern)

Cheilanthes cooperae, Cooper's Lip Fern, is a diminutive xerophytic fern of just 5 to 15 centimetres, narrowly endemic to the granitic boulder fields and rocky chaparral slopes of southern California...

Cheilanthes arizonica (Arizona Lip Fern)

Cheilanthes arizonica, the Arizona Lip Fern, is a compact xerophytic fern of 8 to 25 centimetres native to the canyon walls and rocky uplands of the American Southwest and northern...

Cheilanthes arizonica (Arizona Lip Fern)

Cheilanthes arizonica, the Arizona Lip Fern, is a compact xerophytic fern of 8 to 25 centimetres native to the canyon walls and rocky uplands of the American Southwest and northern...

Cheilanthes bonariensis (Golden Lip Fern)

Cheilanthes bonariensis is a xeric-adapted resurrection fern producing graceful clumps 15-23 cm tall with densely woolly undersides and hirsute upper surfaces. Native to rocky habitats across the Americas, it survives...

Cheilanthes bonariensis (Golden Lip Fern)

Cheilanthes bonariensis is a xeric-adapted resurrection fern producing graceful clumps 15-23 cm tall with densely woolly undersides and hirsute upper surfaces. Native to rocky habitats across the Americas, it survives...

Cheilanthes fragillima (Fragile Lip Fern)

Cheilanthes fragillima, the Fragile Lip Fern, is among the smallest and most physically delicate of the North American cheilanthoid ferns, with remarkably brittle fronds of just 5 to 15 centimetres...

Cheilanthes fragillima (Fragile Lip Fern)

Cheilanthes fragillima, the Fragile Lip Fern, is among the smallest and most physically delicate of the North American cheilanthoid ferns, with remarkably brittle fronds of just 5 to 15 centimetres...

Cheilanthes distans (Bristly Cloak Fern)

Cheilanthes distans, the Bristly Cloak Fern, is a moderately sized lip fern of 15 to 40 centimetres with one of the broadest geographic distributions in the genus, ranging from southern...

Cheilanthes distans (Bristly Cloak Fern)

Cheilanthes distans, the Bristly Cloak Fern, is a moderately sized lip fern of 15 to 40 centimetres with one of the broadest geographic distributions in the genus, ranging from southern...