Kingdom Plantae Order Polypodiales Genus Cheilanthes Higher classification Cheilanthes | Division Pteridophyta Family Pteridaceae Scientific name Cheilanthes clevelandii Rank Species | |
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Similar Cheilanthes newberryi, Cheilanthes, Cheilanthes covillei, Cheilanthes parryi, Cheilanthes feei | ||
Cheilanthes clevelandii, reclassified as Myriopteris clevelandii', is a species of lip fern known by the common name Cleveland's lip fern.
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Distribution
The fern is native to southern California, including several of the northern Channel Islands, and to northern Baja California, Mexico.
It grows in chaparral habitat]]s, in rocky crevices in the hills and low-elevation mountains of the Peninsular Ranges and on the islands.
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.