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Alabama Lipfern

Cheilanthes alabamensis

Other common name(s):

Family:

Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, Edwards Plateau, Texas Blackland Prairies
Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands, Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands, Low Mountains and Bajadas
Limestone Cut Plain
Balcones Canyonlands, Edwards Plateau Woodland, Llano Uplift, Semiarid Edwards Plateau
Northern Blackland Prairie

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Fern

Height

2
to
5
ft.

Spread

1
to
2
ft.

Leaf Retention

Semi Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Gravelly, Rocky, Limestone, Well Drained, Dry

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Native Habitat

Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

No Bloom

Bloom Season

No Bloom

Seasonal Interest

Unknown

Wildlife Benefit

Unknown

Maintenance

Cheilanthes alabamensis grows in shallow soils in or around rocks. In the garden, it is very adaptable. Prefers well-drained, gritty soil in shade or sun.

Comments

Alabama Lipfern is a short to compact fern with, upright, lacily cut, olive-green fronds. It is clump-forming, sparsely hairy, semi-evergreen to deciduous fern. The fronds spring up in clusters; they do not unfold as fiddleheads like typical ferns
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym/s: Pellaea alabamensis

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CHAL5. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Cheilanthes+alabamensis&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=20490&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 5) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=17434#null, 6) https://www.plantdelights.com/products/cheilanthes-alabamensis-coll-a2t002, 7) https://www.shootgardening.com/plants/cheilanthes-alabamensis., 9) https://anps.org/2018/12/26/know-your-natives-woolly-lip-fern/, 10) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriopteris_alabamensis

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