Notholaena Species, Star Cloak Fern, Standley's Cloak Fern

This fern is covered with golden wax beneath and is shiny and dark green above on the star-shaped symmetrical fronds. The fronds can reac...Read Moreh 4" wide, and the plant can reach 8" high. In Arizona and maybe in the other states that it is native to it grows on rock ledges and dry banks at about 1000-6500 ft. elevation. During drought, it will form into a brown dusty curl because it will lose about 50% of it's water content. One of the places it can be found is Tortilla Flat, Arizona.

Native to the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas in the U.S.A.