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Astrolepis integerrima
Also called Hybrid Lipfern
Astrolepis integerrima is a fern in the family Pteridaceae known by the common names hybrid cloakfern and southwest cloakfern. Though widespread through much of northern Mexico and parts of the southwestern and south central United States, it is nowhere common. It is only found on calcareous rocks, cliffs, and canyons in the deserts and similarly dry habitats. Astrolepis integerrima is an allotriploid, a type of hybrid containing all or almost all the chromosomes of two different species.
Most of the distribution of Astrolepis integerrima is in northern Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States. It is widespread in the northeast of Mexico, only being rare or absent in the states of Durango, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas. In the northwest of Mexico it is rarely, if ever, found outside of Sonora. In central Mexico it can rarely be found in the State of Mexico and in Puebla. It occasionally if found growing in the state of Veracruz. In the southeastern Mexico it is only found in Chiapas, and only rarely there. In southwestern Mexico it is found in Oaxaca, sometimes in Guerrero, and very rarely in Jalisco or Nayarit.
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