familyPteridaceae
genusAstrolepis
speciesAstrolepis cochisensis
subspeciesAstrolepis cochisensis subsp. arizonica
Astrolepis cochisensis subsp. arizonica
Amer. Fern J. 82: 60. 1992.
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
Sporangia containing 32 spores; spores averaging 72–86 µm diam. n = 2n = 116, apogamous.
Phenology: Sporulating summer–fall.
Habitat: Rocky slopes and cliffs, favoring granite, quartzite, and other noncalcareous substrates, occasionally found on limestone
Elevation: 600–1200 m
Discussion
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ovate +
peltate +
deciduous +
interrupted +
vertical +
3-celled +
1-6-pinnate +
not striate +
absent +
glabrescent +
dull +
leathery +
wide +
Ariz. +
prominent +
lacking +
absent +
asymmetric +
green +
aboveground +
glabrous +
obcordate;reniform +
Rocky slopes and cliffs, favoring granite, quartzite, and other noncalcareous substrates, occasionally found on limestone +
commonly +
monomorphic +
clustered +
dimorphic +
revolute +
separated +
rounded +
ciliate-dentate;entire +
coarse +
complex +
straw-colored;chestnut-brown;dull +
rounded +
largest +
Amer. Fern J. +
1992 +
straight +
elevated +
2;3 +
overlapping +
stellate +
tan;chestnut-brown concolored +
persistent +
not recurved +
undifferentiated +
plane +
shallow +
confluent +
trilete +
tetrahedral-globose +
terrestrial +
small +
branched +
creeping +
continuous +
Astrolepis cochisensis subsp. arizonica +
Astrolepis cochisensis +
subspecies +
branched +
pinnate +
divergent +
free +
obscure +
forked +
perennial +