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Argyrochosma
Sign in to saveArgyrochosma is a genus of ferns known commonly as false cloak ferns. The genus is included in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. Species now in this genus were previously treated as members of related genera Notholaena or Pellaea but were segregated into their own genus in 1987.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderPolypodiales
- FamilyPteridaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 29
- With media
- 19
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Collections
- NY, IBUNAM, US, CAS, MO, NO
- Recorded in
- Peru, Mexico, Dominican Republic, United States, Bolivia, Argentina
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Argyrochosma is a genus of ferns known commonly as false cloak ferns. The genus is included in the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of the Pteridaceae. Species now in this genus were previously treated as members of related genera Notholaena or Pellaea but were segregated into their own genus in 1987.
==Description== The fronds of Argyrochosma species are generally shorter than and have rounded bluish or grayish green segments. Often the lower surface of the segments is coated in a white dust, and the sporangia contain brown spores.
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