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Astrolepis cochisensis
Also called Scaly Cloak Fern, Jimmy Fern
A small desert fern from the southwestern US and northern Mexico, growing from a short rhizome on rocky, limey soils. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant species that suits dry, sunny spots and gritty soil.
Astrolepis cochisensis is a species of fern known by the common name Cochise scaly cloak fern. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occupies mainly desert habitat, often on calcareous soils.
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