Myriopteris wootonii Calflora

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Myriopteris wootonii (Maxon) Grusz & Windham

Wooton's lace fern

2010 James M. Andre

Myriopteris wootonii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Cheilanthes wootonii

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~52 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Myriopteris
Family:	Pteridaceae
Category:	fern
PLANTS group:	Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Cheilanthes wootonii

Information about Myriopteris wootonii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/02/2024).