Cheilanthes lanosa (Michx.) D.C. Eat.
Cheilanthes lanosa (Michx.) D.C. Eat. #2
Synonym(s):   
Common Name(s):  Hairy lip fern
Family Name(s):  Pteridaceae,
Polypodiaceae
Type:  Terrestrial 
Sterile Frond Division:  2-pinnate pinnatifid 
Sterile Frond Shape:  Linear, Lance-shaped 
Fertile Frond Shape:  Resembles Sterile Frond 
Sori:  Round 
Growth:  Creeping 
Special Features: Usually prefers limestone soils and boulders. The fronds are conspicuously brown hairy. 
Habitat: Rocky woods slopes and ravines. 
Distribution Map
   
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