Astrolepis cochisensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

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

Cochise scaly cloakfern

2010 James M. Andre

2012 Belinda Lo

2012 Keir Morse

2010 James M. Andre

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


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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. 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 JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Cheilanthes cochisensis
JEF	Cheilanthes sinuata var. cochisensis

Information about Astrolepis cochisensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ASCO42) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/31/2023).