Cheilanthes lanosa (Michx.) D.C. Eaton
Cheilanthes vestita (Spreng.) Sw.
Hairy lip fern
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Pteridophyta | Ferns |
Class | Filicopsida | “Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns |
Order | Polypodiales | Polypod ferns |
Family | Pteridaceae | Ferns that grow on rocks (mostly) |
Genus | Cheilanthes | From the Greek cheilos, “a lip,” and anthos, “flower,” in reference to the form of the membranous covering (indusium) of the spore-bearing parts |
Species | lanosa | Woolly |
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Cheilanthes lanosa description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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6/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts ≈ 16 × 12" (41 × 29 cm) 
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