Scientific or common name:

Cheilanthes limitanea (Maxon) Mickel

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PTERIDACEAE - Maidenhair Fern family Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Cheilanthes limitanea (Maxon) Mickel
Nomencl. ref.: Phytologia 41: 435. 1979
Rank: species
See: ► Argyrochosma limitanea (Maxon) Windham ssp. limitanea

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Common names

U.S. name: Southwestern false cloak fern

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Argyrochosma limitanea (Maxon) Windham ssp. limitanea
= Notholaena limitanea Maxon
= Pellaea limitanea (Maxon) Morton

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Cheilanthes limitanea (Maxon) Mickel var. mexicana (Maxon) Mickel

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: -
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Cheilanthes
Species:

1) Cheilanthes aemula Maxon 2) Cheilanthes alabamensis (Buckley) Kunze 3) Cheilanthes aliena (Maxon) Mickel 4) Cheilanthes arizonica (Maxon) Mickel 5) Cheilanthes aschenborniana (Klotzsch) Mett. 6) Cheilanthes bonariensis (Willd.) Proctor 7) Cheilanthes californica (Hook.) Mett. 8) Cheilanthes cancellata Mickel 9) Cheilanthes candida M. Martens & Galeotti var. copelandii (C.C. Hall) Mickel 10) Cheilanthes carlotta-halliae W.H. Wagner & E.F. Gilbert 11) Cheilanthes castanea Maxon 12) Cheilanthes clevelandii D.C. Eaton 13) Cheilanthes cochisensis (Goodding) Mickel 14) Cheilanthes cooperae D.C. Eaton 15) Cheilanthes covillei Maxon 16) Cheilanthes dealbata Pursh 17) Cheilanthes decipiens (Hook.) W.H. Wagner 18) Cheilanthes decora (Brack.) R.M. Tryon & A.F. Tryon 19) Cheilanthes deserti Mickel 20) Cheilanthes eatonii Baker 21) Cheilanthes feei T. Moore 22) Cheilanthes fendleri Hook. 23) Cheilanthes gracillima D.C. Eaton 24) Cheilanthes gracillima D.C. Eaton var. aberrans M.E. Jones 25) Cheilanthes grayi (Davenport) Domin 26) Cheilanthes greggii (Mett. ex Kuhn) Mickel 27) Cheilanthes hookeri (Kummel.) Domin 28) Cheilanthes horridula Maxon 29) Cheilanthes integerrima (Hook.) Mickel 30) Cheilanthes intertexta (Maxon) Maxon 31) Cheilanthes jonesii (Maxon) Munz 32) Cheilanthes kaulfussii Kunze 33) Cheilanthes lanosa (Michx.) D.C. Eaton 34) Cheilanthes lemmonii (D.C. Eaton) Domin 35) Cheilanthes lendigera (Cav.) Sw. 36) Cheilanthes leucopoda Link 37) Cheilanthes limitanea (Maxon) Mickel 38) Cheilanthes limitanea (Maxon) Mickel var. mexicana (Maxon) Mickel 39) Cheilanthes lindheimeri Hook. 40) Cheilanthes microphylla (Sw.) Sw. 41) Cheilanthes nealleyi (Seaton ex J.M. Coult.) Domin 42) Cheilanthes neglecta (Maxon) Mickel 43) Cheilanthes newberryi (D.C. Eaton) Domin 44) Cheilanthes notholaenoides (Desv.) Maxon ex Weath. 45) Cheilanthes parryi (D.C. Eaton) Domin 46) Cheilanthes parvifolia (R. Tryon) Mickel 47) Cheilanthes paupercula (Kunze) Mett. 48) Cheilanthes pringlei Davenport 49) Cheilanthes pyramidalis Fée var. arizonica (Maxon) Broun 50) Cheilanthes pyramidalis Fée [excluded] 51) Cheilanthes siliquosa Maxon 52) Cheilanthes sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Domin 53) Cheilanthes sinuata (Lag. ex Sw.) Domin var. cochisensis (Goodding) Munz 54) Cheilanthes standleyi (Maxon) Mickel 55) Cheilanthes takeuchii W.H. Wagner 56) Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm. f.) Sw. 57) Cheilanthes tomentosa Link 58) Cheilanthes trichomanoides (L.) Mett. 59) Cheilanthes vestita (Spreng.) Sw. 60) Cheilanthes villosa Davenport ex Maxon 61) Cheilanthes viridis (Forssk.) Sw. 62) Cheilanthes viscida Davenport 63) Cheilanthes wootonii Maxon 64) Cheilanthes wrightii Hook. 65) Cheilanthes x fibrillosa (Davenport) Davenport ex Underw. (pro sp.) 66) Cheilanthes x parishii Davenport (pro sp.) 67) Cheilanthes yavapensis Reeves ex Windham

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AZ, CA, NM, UT)


Map for Cheilanthes limitanea (Maxon) Mickel
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Filicopsida 2) Polypodiopsida

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Families
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1) Anemiaceae (Flowering Fern family) 2) Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort family) 3) Blechnaceae (Chain Fern family) 4) Cyatheaceae (Tree Fern family) 5) Davalliaceae (Hanging Fern family) 6) Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Fern family) 7) Dicksoniaceae (Tree Fern family) 8) Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family) 9) Gleicheniaceae (Forking Fern family) 10) Grammitidaceae (Kihi Fern family) 11) Hymenophyllaceae (Filmy Fern family) 12) Lophosoriaceae (Diamond-leaf Fern family) 13) Lygodiaceae (Climbing Fern family) 14) Marattiaceae (Vessel Fern family) 15) Marsileaceae (Water-clover family) 16) Ophioglossaceae 17) Osmundaceae (Royal Fern family) 18) Parkeriaceae (Water Fern family) 19) Polypodiaceae (Polypody family) 20) Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family) 21) Salviniaceae (Floating Fern family) 22) Schizaeaceae (Curly-grass family) 23) Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern family) 24) Vittariaceae (Shoestring Fern family)

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Genera (Pteridaceae)
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1) Acrostichum (leatherfern) 2) Adiantopsis (lipfern) 3) Adiantum (maidenhair fern) 4) Aleuritopteris (cloak fern) 5) Anopteris 6) Argyrochosma (false cloak fern) 7) Aspidotis (lacefern) 8) Astrolepis (cloakfern) 9) Bommeria (bommeria fern) 10) Cheilanthes (lipfern) 11) Coniogramme 12) Cryptogramma (rockbrake) 13) Doryopteris 14) Eriosorus 15) Gymnopteris (bommeria fern) 16) Hemionitis 17) Notholaena (cloak fern) 18) Onychium (anopteris) 19) Pellaea (cliffbrake) 20) Pentagramma (goldback fern) 21) Pityrogramma (goldback fern) 22) Psilogramme (eriosorus) 23) Pteris (brake fern) 24) Schizostege (brake fern) 25) Trismeria (goldback fern)

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Common names (Cheilanthes)
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1) (no name) 2) Alabama lipfern (Cheilanthes alabamensis) 3) Arizona lipfern (Cheilanthes arizonica) 4) Beaded lipfern (Cheilanthes wootonii) 5) California cloak fern (Cheilanthes deserti) 6) California lacefern (Cheilanthes californica) 7) Cleveland's lipfern (Cheilanthes clevelandii) 8) Coastal lipfern (Cheilanthes intertexta) 9) Cochise scaly cloakfern (Cheilanthes cochisensis) 10) Cooper's lipfern (Cheilanthes cooperae) 11) Coville's lipfern (Cheilanthes covillei) 12) Eaton's lipfern (Cheilanthes eatonii) 13) Fairyswords (Cheilanthes lindheimeri) 14) Fendler's lipfern (Cheilanthes fendleri) 15) Foreign cloak fern (Cheilanthes aliena) 16) Golden lipfern (Cheilanthes bonariensis) 17) Graceful lipfern (Cheilanthes yavapensis) 18) Green cliffbrake (Cheilanthes viridis) 19) Hairy lipfern (Cheilanthes lanosa) 20) Hybrid cloakfern (Cheilanthes integerrima) 21) Kaulfuss' lipfern (Cheilanthes kaulfussii) 22) Lace lipfern (Cheilanthes gracillima) 23) Lance fern (Cheilanthes decora) 24) Newberry's lipfern (Cheilanthes newberryi) 25) Nitbearing lipfern (Cheilanthes lendigera) 26) Parry's lipfern (Cheilanthes parryi) 27) Powdery false cloak fern (Cheilanthes dealbata) 28) Pringle's lipfern (Cheilanthes pringlei) 29) Rival lipfern (Cheilanthes aemula) 30) Rockslope cloak fern (Cheilanthes trichomanoides) 31) Rough lipfern (Cheilanthes horridula) 32) Royal lipfern (Cheilanthes notholaenoides) 33) Scaled cloak fern (Cheilanthes aschenborniana) 34) Slender lipfern (Cheilanthes feei) 35) Small-leaf false cloak fern (Cheilanthes parvifolia) 36) Southern lipfern (Cheilanthes microphylla) 37) Southwestern false cloak fern (Cheilanthes limitanea) 38) Star cloak fern (Cheilanthes standleyi) 39) Streambank lipfern (Cheilanthes paupercula) 40) Triangleleaf lipfern (Cheilanthes decipiens) 41) Tufted lacefern (Cheilanthes carlotta-halliae) 42) Villous lipfern (Cheilanthes villosa) 43) Viscid lipfern (Cheilanthes viscida) 44) Wavy scaly cloakfern (Cheilanthes sinuata) 45) Whitefoot lipfern (Cheilanthes leucopoda) 46) Woolly lipfern (Cheilanthes tomentosa) 47) Wright's lipfern (Cheilanthes wrightii)

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