Names
Scientific Name: Cheilanthes wrightii
Synonym:
Common Names: Wright's lipfern
Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Fern
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Rocky slopes and ledges, 1,000 to 6,000 feet
Flower Color: N/A
Flowering Season: N/A
Height: Up to 1 foot
Description: This evergreen, leathery fern grows in the sun or partial shade. It releases spores summer through fall.
Special Characteristics
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Classification
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
SOURCES:
University of Austin, Lady Bird Johnson wildflower center: wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CHWR
Kearney, T. H. and R. H. Peebles. 1960. Arizona Flora. Los Angeles: University of California Press.
