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Myriopteris lanosa
Myriopteris lanosa, the hairy lip fern, is a medium-sized fern native to the eastern United States that grows in shallow, dry soil on rocky slopes and ledges. It is easy to grow when given bright light and well-drained, slightly acidic soil that stays dry to slightly moist.
Myriopteris lanosa, the hairy lip fern, is a medium-sized fern of the eastern United States. The leaves are twice-divided into lanceolate or oblong segments, and are sparsely covered in hairs, but lack scales, hence its common name. One of the cheilanthoid lip ferns, it was usually classified in the genus Cheilanthes as Cheilanthes lanosa until 2013, when the genus Myriopteris was again recognized as separate from Cheilanthes. It typically grows in shallow, dry, soil, often in rocky habitats.
This fern is easily cultivated, and should be grown under medium-high light in well-drained, acidic soil. The soil should be dry to slightly moist.
Myriopteris lanosa is found in the Appalachian Mountains from Connecticut southwest to Alabama, north through middle Tennessee into the Shawnee Hills and west through the Ozarks. Outlying populations can be found ranging to Wisconsin, the Oklahoma Panhandle, Louisiana, and west Florida. One specimen was collected by Edgar T. Wherry in Harrison, McLennan County, Texas, in 1925; while it is believed to be authentic, there is little suitable habitat in the county and extensive sand and gravel quarrying have rendered its relocation unlikely.
Lip Fern · Texas Lipfern · Alabama Lipfern · Myriopteris allosuroides · Golden Lipfern · Myriopteris chipinquensis · Myriopteris cinnamomea · Cleveland's Lipfern · Cooper's Lip Fern · Myriopteris covillei · Myriopteris cucullans · Fendler's Lip Fern
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