PTERIDACEAE
(Maidenhair fern Family)
Cheilanthes eatonii Baker
Eaton's lip fern
( Apogamous triploid)
The adaxial surface of the pinnae of this fern is usually covered with fine, unbranched hairs, giving the blade a whitish, fuzzy cast. Another member of this genus, C. lindheimeri , has a rather similar appearance. However, the abaxial surface of the pinnae of C. eatonii is densely tomentose while that of C. lindheimeri is covered densely with ciliate scales.
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Victorio Canyon, east side of the Florida Mountains 1 May 2007