Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. cochisensis Calflora

Taxon Report

Astrolepis cochisensis (Goodd.) D.M. Benham & Windham ssp. cochisensis

Scaly cloak fern

Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. cochisensis is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~29 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Astrolepis cochisensis
Genus:	Astrolepis
Family:	Pteridaceae
Category:	fern
PLANTS group:	Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Cheilanthes cochisensis, Notholaena cochisensis
PLANTS	Cheilanthes cochisensis
PLANTS	Cheilanthes sinuata var. cochisensis
PLANTS	Notholaena cochisensis
PLANTS	Notholaena sinuata var. cochisensis

Information about Astrolepis cochisensis ssp. cochisensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ASCOC3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/18/2024).