Names
Scientific Name: Cheilanthes wootonii
Synonym:
Common Names: Beaded lipfern
Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb (fern)
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: 3,000 to 9,000 feet along rock ledges, among boulders
Flower Color: N/A
Flowering Season: N/A
Height: 3 to 13 inches
Description: Beaded lip fern is lime green with long-creeping stems.
Special Characteristics
Beaded lipfern prefers east-facing slopes.
Classification
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
SOURCES:
Kearney, T. H. and R. H. Peebles. 1960. Arizona Flora. Los Angeles: University of California Press.
Western New Mexico University, Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness:wnmu.edu/academic/nspages/gilaflora/cheilanthes_wootonii.html
