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Myriopteris tomentosa
Woolly lipfern is a small evergreen fern that grows in tufts on rocky slopes and ledges, native to the southern United States and Mexico. It is one of the easier members of its genus and does best in full sun with well-drained, sandy soil.
Myriopteris tomentosa, formerly known as Cheilanthes tomentosa, is a perennial fern known as woolly lipfern. Woolly lipfern is native to the southern United States, from Virginia to Arizona and Georgia, and Mexico.
Myriopteris tomentosa can be cultivated in moist to dry, circumneutral garden soil, well-drained and sandy. It is comparatively easy to grow, unlike some other members of the genus. It requires high light or full sun.
Myriopteris tomentosa is found in Mexico ranging from Veracruz north along the eastern side of Mexico and west to Sonora. To the north, it is found in the southwestern US, widespread through Texas and Oklahoma to northwestern Arkansas and the southern edge of Missouri, and also ranges through the Appalachian Mountains from Alabama through Virginia and West Virginia. Reports of the species from Pennsylvania were incorrect.
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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