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Argyrochosma pilifera is a small epipetric fern native to Mexico that grows on shaded rock faces and cliffs. It is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, so care advice is drawn from its natural habitat and from typical care for related rock ferns.
Argyrochosma pilifera is a fern endemic to Mexico. It has lance-shaped, divided leaves with dark purple axes; the undersides of the leaves are coated in white powder. It is typically found growing on shaded rock faces. Sparse hairs on the undersides of the leaves help distinguish it from closely related species. First described as a species in 1956, it was transferred to the new genus Argyrochosma in 1987.
Argyrochosma pilifera is endemic to Mexico. Originally known from Morelos, specimens have been discovered from Chihuahua, Durango, Puebla and Oaxaca as well.
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