Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Cheilanthes tomentosa is uncommon in the Gila National Forest. It usually has larger pinnae than those of Cheilanthes eatonii, which it resembles and with which it is frequently found. Cheilanthes tomentosa is tomentose on the adaxial surface, but not densely so. The costal scales on the abaxial surface are mostly very narrow and nearly filamentous, the most obvious difference between Cheilanthes tomentosa and Cheilanthes eatonii, whose costal scales are much broader.
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Cheilanthes tomentosa, photo Russ Kleinman and Patrick Alexander, Black Range, Georgetown Road, Aug. 29, 2009
Cheilanthes tomentosa, photo Russ Kleinman and Patrick Alexander, Black Range, Georgetown Road, Aug. 29, 2009
Cheilanthes tomentosa, closeup of adaxial (upper) surface, photo Russ Kleinman and Patrick Alexander, Black Range, Georgetown Road, Aug. 29, 2009
Cheilanthes tomentosa, closeup of abaxial (lower) surface, photo Russ Kleinman and Patrick Alexander, Black Range, Georgetown Road, Aug. 29, 2009
Cheilanthes tomentosa, closeup of abaxial (lower) surface, photo Russ Kleinman and Patrick Alexander, Black Range, Georgetown Road, Aug. 29, 2009
Cheilanthes tomentosa, field macro of abaxial (lower) surface, photo Russ Kleinman and Patrick Alexander, Black Range, Georgetown Road, Aug. 29, 2009
Cheilanthes tomentosa, field macro of adaxial (upper) surface, photo Russ Kleinman and Patrick Alexander, Black Range, Georgetown Road, Aug. 29, 2009
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