Argyrochosma jonesii
Argyrochosma jonesii, with the common name is Jones' false cloak fern, is a species of fern native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Argyrochosma |
| Species: | A. jonesii |
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| Argyrochosma jonesii (Maxon) Windham | |
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It grows in cracks in calcareous ledges and slopes in and around the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.
This fern produces leaves up to 15 centimeters long which are made up of leaflets subdivided into leathery, fleshy segments which are rounded to spade-shaped. Each sporangium contains 64 spores.
References
- Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019), "Argyrochosma jonesii", Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, 8.11, retrieved 2020-01-01
- Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Fay, Michael F.; Byng, James W. Plant Gateway's the Global Flora: A practical flora to vascular plant species of the world. 4. ISBN 978-0-9929993-9-1.
- Hoshizaki, Barbara Joe; Moran, Robbin C. (2001). Fern Grower's Manual. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 9780881924954.
- Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Argyrochosma". Biota of North America Program.
- Lellinger, David B. (1985). A Field Manual of the Ferns & Fern-Allies of the United States & Canada. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 0874746035.
- Mickel, John T.; Smith, Alan R. (2004). The Pteridophytes of Mexico. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 88. Bronx, New York: New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 978-0-89327-488-7.
- Windham, Michael D. (1993). "Argyrochosma jonesii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico. 2: Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Windham, Michael D. (1987). "Argyrochosma, a new genus of cheilanthoid ferns". American Fern Journal. 77 (2): 37–41. doi:10.2307/1547438. JSTOR 1547438.
External links
- Isotype of the species at JSTOR Plant Science.
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Argyrochosma jonesii
- UC Photos gallery — Argyrochosma jonesii
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