Status: Native
Synonyms:
Notholaena hookeri D.C. Eaton
Notholaena standleyi is a pentagonal shaped dark green fern found growing among rocks on south facing slopes or in bright sunlight. When water is scarce, Notholaena standleyi folds up and the yellow farina on its undersurface becomes quite evident.
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Notholaena standleyi, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Oct. 9, 2005
Notholaena standleyi, detail five pointed shape, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Sept. 14, 2008
Notholaena standleyi, yellow farina underneath, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Sept. 14, 2008
Notholaena standleyi, detail yellow farina underneath, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Sept. 14, 2008
Notholaena standleyi, yellow farina underneath, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Sept. 14, 2008
Notholaena standleyi, folded up in winter dry season, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., CF Cyn., Dec. 21, 2008
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