Myriopteris windhamii

Myriopteris windhamii, formerly known as Cheilanthes villosa, is a species of lip fern, known as villous lipfern.[1] This plant is native to the southwestern United States where it grows in rocky mountains and deserts. For example, it is found along with the elephant tree, Bursera microphylla, and other desert species in the Waterman Mountains of southeastern Arizona (northern Pima County).[2]

Myriopteris windhamii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Myriopteris
Species:
M. windhamii
Binomial name
Myriopteris windhamii
Grusz
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