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Astrolepis
Astrolepis is a small genus of ferns in the family Pteridaceae. It was formed in 1992 from species previously placed in Cheilanthes and Notholaena. The name is derived from the Greek words ἄστρον (astron), meaning "star," and λεπίς (lepis), meaning "scale," referring to the star-like scales on adaxial blade surfaces. Members of the genus are commonly known as star-scaled cloak ferns and are native to the Americas.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
wavy scale cloakfern
speciesAstrolepis sinuata
scaly cloak-fern
speciesAstrolepis cochisensis
Hybrid Cloakfern
speciesAstrolepis integerrima
Windham's scaly cloakfern
speciesAstrolepis windhamii
Astrolepis crassifolia
speciesAstrolepis crassifolia
Astrolepis laevis
speciesAstrolepis laevis
Astrolepis deltoidea
speciesAstrolepis deltoidea
Astrolepis obscura
speciesAstrolepis obscura
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71993.