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Cheilanthes pyramidalis

Scientific Name: Cheilanthes pyramidalis

Family: Pteridaceae

Category: Fern

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Cheilanthes pyramidalis, also known as a Lip Fern (as it's a member of the genus Cheilanthes), is a fern species within the family Pteridaceae.

The text mentions that Cheilanthes pyramidalis has scales on its stems. It is always important to consider how pets may interact with these physical features.

Scientific Name: Cheilanthes pyramidalis Fe
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Cheilanthes
Synonyms: The text mentions the genus Cheilanthes has been described as the newly described genus, Gaga. It also mentions synonyms for the genus, like Allosorus and Myriopteris, within the broader context of Cheilanthes.
Subspecies and Varieties:
- Cheilanthes pyramidalis subsp. arizonica Maxon
- Cheilanthes pyramidalis var. arizonica

The plant occurs in Guadalczar.
It has been observed on the border of roads and on slopes, such as Volcán San Vicente (1600 m) and near La Palma (1000 m).
A distributional map for Cheilanthes pyramidalis Fe excluded is available.

Stems are short-creeping, usually 4-8 mm in diameter.
Stem scales are uniformly dark brown or with a poorly defined, dark, central stripe.
Stem scales are narrowly lanceolate, straight to slightly.

Cheilanthes pyramidalis isolate 7832 has a photosystem II protein D1 (psbA) gene, partial cds psbA-trnH intergenic spacer, complete sequence, and tRNA-His (trnH).
Published reports for Cheilanthes suggest that closely related species (or ... was a count of 2n = 87–90 on a plant identified as C. pyramidalis by Knobloch et al.

It is very similar to Cheilanthes marginata.
Frequently found with Polypodium polylepis, Woodsia mollis, and Pellaea ternifolia.