subfamily
Lip Fern Subfamily
Cheilanthoideae
Field notes
Cheilanthoideae is one of the five subfamilies of the fern family Pteridaceae. The subfamily is understood to be monophyletic, but some of the genera as currently defined are not. Most species are xeric-adapted, and the subfamily is most diverse in dry areas.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native lip fern subfamily All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Purple-stem Cliffbrake
Pellaea atropurpurea
flowers
1
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Goldback Fern
Pentagramma triangularis
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Coffee Fern
Pellaea andromedifolia
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Bird's Foot Cliffbrake
Pellaea mucronata
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Serpentine Fern
Aspidotis densa
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Lace Lip Fern
Myriopteris gracillima
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Coville's Lip Fern
Myriopteris covillei
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Parry's Lip Fern
Myriopteris parryi
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Alabama Lipfern
Myriopteris alabamensis
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Lindheimer's Lipfern
Myriopteris lindheimeri
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Spiny Cliff-brake
Pellaea truncata
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Smooth Cliffbrake
Pellaea glabella
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Hairy Lip Fern
Myriopteris lanosa
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Fee's Lip Fern
Myriopteris gracilis
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Scaly Cloak-fern
Astrolepis cochisensis