Status: Native
Synonyms:
Cheilanthes wrightii Hooker
Myriopteris wrightii is a leafy, small Lip Fern characteristically growing in cracks or crevices
of rock faces. The petioles are grooved on the adaxial surface. There are no scales on the rachis.
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Myriopteris wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Wild Horse Canyon, May 16, 2007
Myriopteris wrightii, adaxial surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Sept. 17, 2008
Myriopteris wrightii, grooved rachis, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Sept. 17, 2008
Myriopteris wrightii, abaxial surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Sept. 17, 2008
Myriopteris wrightii, rhizome scales, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Sept. 17, 2008
Myriopteris wrightii, 4x macro of abaxial (bottom) surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, February 2, 2010
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