Myriopteris covillei Calflora

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Taxon Report

Myriopteris covillei (Maxon) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Coville's lip fern

Myriopteris covillei is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Cheilanthes covillei


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1119 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Cheilanthes covillei
POWO	Hemionitis covillei

Information about Myriopteris covillei from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. 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 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).