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Argyrochosma pallens is a small, powdery-leaved fern native to limestone cliffs and ledges in central and northern Mexico. It grows best in bright, well-drained conditions that mimic its rocky, dry-mountain habitat.
Argyrochosma pallens is a fern endemic to Mexico. It has narrow, divided leaves with brown axes; the leaves are dusted with white powder above and coated in it below. First described as a species in 1956, it was transferred to the new genus Argyrochosma in 1987.
Argyrochosma pallens is endemic to Mexico, occurring from Chihuahua southeast through central Mexico as far as Oaxaca.
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