Glandular Lip Fern, Kaulfuss Lip Fern
Cheilanthes kaulfussii
Characteristics
- Environment - Moist boulder surfaces.
- Fronds - 3 pinnate (4 at base)
- Leaves - Glandular pubescent on both surfaces.
- Rachis - Dark brown, scaly
- Spores - Along the outer edges in a near continuous group.
This fern is often found growing on moist boulders.
Frond structure showing leaflet evolution.
Lower side of the frond showing the indusia remnants and the long slender scales.
Dark stem (rachis) and light colored scales.
Ferns Gallery
