Myriopteris cooperae
Myriopteris cooperae, formerly Cheilanthes cooperae,[1] is a species of lip fern known by the common name Mrs. Cooper's lip fern, or simply Cooper's lip fern. The type specimen of this species was collected by Sarah Paxon Cooper and was named in her honor by D. C. Eaton.[2]
| Myriopteris cooperae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Myriopteris |
| Species: | M. cooperae |
| Binomial name | |
| Myriopteris cooperae (D.C.Eaton) Grusz & Windham | |
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It is endemic to California, where it is widespread but not very common. It can be found growing in crevices in rocky habitat, generally on limestone, in chaparral and other habitats.
Description
The fern's leaves are up to about 30 centimeters long and a few wide, and are made up of segments subdivided into pairs of many-lobed smaller segments. They are pale green in color with glandular hairs.
The smallest segments are oval in shape and have sori with tan-colored sporangia on their undersides.
See also
References
- Jepson: Myriopteris cooperae . accessed 9.30.2015.
- Eaton, E. C. (1875). "New or little-known ferns of the United States - No. 3". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 6 (5): 33. doi:10.2307/2476219. JSTOR 2476219 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
External links
- Calflora Database: Myriopteris cooperae (Cooper's lip fern) — formerly Cheilanthes cooperae.
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Myriopteris cooperae — formerly Cheilanthes cooperae.
- USDA Plants Profile for Cheilanthes cooperae (Cooper's lip fern)
- Flora of North America
- UC Photos gallery — Cheilanthes cooperae