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Argyrochosma nivea
3-442.13.00English: False cloak fern.
Family: Pteridaceae
Region: Mexico, southwestern United States.
Habitat: rocky slopes, cliffs, dry limestone soils; adapted to xeric, arid and semi-arid regions.
Use: ornamental, for its striking silvery fronds.BotanyFern; small; clumping; up toy under 0.5 meters tall.
Root: fibrous root system.
Leaves: delicate; finely divided; covered in a white, powdery coating, silvery.
Sori: along the veins on the undersides of fertile fronds.
Family: Pteridaceae
Region: Mexico, southwestern United States.
Habitat: rocky slopes, cliffs, dry limestone soils; adapted to xeric, arid and semi-arid regions.
Use: ornamental, for its striking silvery fronds.BotanyFern; small; clumping; up toy under 0.5 meters tall.
Root: fibrous root system.
Leaves: delicate; finely divided; covered in a white, powdery coating, silvery.
Sori: along the veins on the undersides of fertile fronds.