Coville's lip fern facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Coville's lip fern |
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Myriopteris
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covillei
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Coville's lip fern (scientific name: Myriopteris covillei) is a type of fern. It used to be called Cheilanthes covillei. This fern is found in parts of North America.
You can find Coville's lip fern in California, Baja California (in Mexico), Arizona, Oregon, and Utah. It likes to grow in rocky cracks. These cracks are often found in mountains and hills. In California, it lives in different natural areas. These include chaparral (shrublands), yellow pine forests, and pinyon-juniper woodlands. It also grows in Joshua tree woodlands.
Description
This fern has green leaves. The leaves can be very complex. They are made of smaller parts called leaflets. These leaflets can divide into even smaller parts up to three times. This makes the leaves look layered. The small segments on the leaves are rounded and overlap. This gives the leaves a bumpy, textured look.
If you look at the underside of the leaves, you will see scales. These scales are long growths from the leaf's outer layer. Hidden under these scales are tiny cases called sporangia. These sporangia are like little factories. They produce the spores that help the fern reproduce.
