Cheilanthes wrightii Hooker

Life form², ³: fern
leaf presence³: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement³: basal
leaf format³: pinnately bipinnatifid
leaf shape³: linear oblong to lanceolate ovate
leaf surface³: hairy underneath
leaf margin³: pinnatifid
Flower color²: no flowers
Flowering period²: non-flowering
Armament², ³: spineless
Family¹, ², ³: Pteridaceae (brake family)
Synonym(s)¹: Cheilanthes wrightii Hooker
Status: uncommon
Locations where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

• ¹ Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
• ² Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
• ³ Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson