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Argyrochosma incana

Argyrochosma Incana

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Argyrochosma incana, the hairy false cloak fern, is a fern known from the southwestern United States through Mexico to Guatemala, and from a disjunct population in the Dominican Republic. It grows on rocky slopes and steep banks, often in forests. Like many of the false cloak ferns, it bears white powder on the underside of its leaves. First described as a species in 1825, it was transferred to the new genus Argyrochosma (the "false cloak ferns") in 1987, recognizing their distinctness from the "cloak ferns" (Notholaena sensu stricto).

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Argyrochosma
Family
Pteridaceae
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Other names.

en Hairy false cloak fern
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