Argyrochosma microphylla |
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small-leaf false cloak fern |
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Stem | scales brown. |
Leaves | 7–25 cm. |
Petiole | brown, 0.75–1.5 mm diam. |
Blade | deltate to ovate, 3–4-pinnate proximally, leathery, abaxially and adaxially glabrous; rachis flattened or shallowly grooved adaxially. |
Ultimate segments | articulate, dark color of stalks stopping abruptly at segment bases; segment margins recurved to revolute, often concealing sporangia; veins obscure adaxially. |
Sporangia | submarginal, borne on distal 1/3 of secondary veins, containing 64 spores. |
Pinna | costae straight to somewhat flexuous, branches rarely arising from prominent angles. |
2n | = 54. |
Argyrochosma microphylla |
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Phenology | Sporulating summer–fall. |
Habitat | Rocky limestone hillsides and cliffs |
Elevation | 300–2100 m (1000–6900 ft) |
Distribution |
NM; TX; n Mexico
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Discussion | Argyrochosma microphylla is probably the most distinctive species of Argyrochosma in the flora. Chromosome studies by I. W. Knobloch et al. (1973) suggest that it may include diploid and tetraploid cytotypes. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 2. |
Parent taxa | Pteridaceae > Argyrochosma |
Sibling taxa | |
Synonyms | Pellaea microphylla, Cheilanthes parvifolia, Notholaena parvifolia |
Name authority | (Mettenius ex Kuhn) Windham: Amer. Fern J. 77: 40. (1987) |
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