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Argyrochosma connectens

Family
Pteridaceae (Maidenhair fern family)
Grows as
Fern

About

Argyrochosma connectens is a small cheilanthoid fern endemic to Sichuan, China. It is the only member of its genus known from Asia. Relatively rare, it is found growing in the crevices of limestone rocks in hot, dry valleys. The species was long classified in the genus Pellaea, but after a phylogenetic study in 2015 was transferred to Argyrochosma.

Where it grows

Argyrochosma connectens is endemic to southern and southwestern Sichuan. It is rare, growing in the crevices of limestone rocks in hot, dry valleys at an altitude of 1,900 to 2,800 meters (6,200 to 9,200 ft).

Other Argyrochosma plants

Argyrochosma chilensis · Powdery false cloak fern · Argyrochosma delicatula · Fendler's false cloak fern · Argyrochosma formosa · Hairy false cloak fern · Jones' false cloak fern · Southwestern false cloak fern · Argyrochosma lumholtzii · Small-leaf false cloak fern · Argyrochosma nivea · Argyrochosma pallens

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Argyrochosma connectens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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