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Argyrochosma
Also called False Cloak Ferns, False Cloakfern, Falsecloak Fern
Argyrochosma is a genus of small rock-crevice ferns, commonly called false cloak ferns, with fronds usually under 40 cm and bluish or grayish green segments. Grow them in gritty, fast-draining soil with good light and little water, as they are adapted to dry rocky sites.
Argyrochosma is a genus of ferns known commonly as false cloak ferns. The genus is included in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. Species now in this genus were previously treated as members of related genera Notholaena or Pellaea but were segregated into their own genus in 1987.
These ferns are mostly native to the Americas, from North to South and including the Caribbean, while one species, A. connectens, is known from Sichuan, China. They are commonly found growing in crevices of rocks.
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