Myriopteris tomentosa

Classification	Pteridophytes
Family	Woodsiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Woodsiaceae
Genus	Myriopteris
Species:	Myriopteris tomentosa (Link) FÃ©e
Common Name	Woolly Lipfern
Growth Habit	fern
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: fern; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 3.5; Leaf Dissection: 4; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Rank: N/A; Leaf Type: fern-like; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 20+; Anther Type: N/A; Carpel Number/Pistil: N/A; Fruit Complexity: N/A; Fruit Type: N/A; Fruit Wet/Dry: N/A; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: N/A; Inflorescence Types: N/A; Ovary Position: N/A; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Ovules per Carpel: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Petal Number: N/A; Pistil Complexity: N/A; Pistil Number: N/A; Placentation Type: N/A; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: N/A; Sporangium Arrangement: marginal sori; Stamen Number: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Cheilanthes tomentosa	Cheilanthes tomentosa Link

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: EKY, ETSU, HTTU, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1935 - 1998

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0004108	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004109	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004117	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004121	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004131	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT000443	Bledsoe	Tennessee	30 Aug 1943	Jamison and Jesse M. Shaver 4103	UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT000440	Hamilton	Tennessee	23 Jul 1940	William K. Butts	UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT006201	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187692	Polk	Tennessee	09 Sep 1947	Jesse M. Shaver 10007	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187682	Bledsoe	Tennessee	23 Sep 1944	Jesse M. Shaver 7936	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187681	Bledsoe	Tennessee	16 Aug 1966	D. P. Whittier s.n	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
ETSU000954	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Cheilanthes tomentosa
ETSU000797	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Cheilanthes tomentosa
ETSU000796	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004125	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004111	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004123	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004119	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT000442	Marion	Tennessee	14 Apr 1983	Edwin Bridges, Paul Somers 37	UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT006198	Bledsoe	Tennessee			UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT000439	Marion	Tennessee	14 Jul 1983	Edwin Bridges and Paul Somers 630	UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT000437	Polk	Tennessee	09 May 1980	Larry G. Williams L967	UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187684	Blount	Tennessee	05 Sep 1935	Jesse M. Shaver 1577	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004122	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004110	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004135		Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004129	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004132	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT006200	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT006199	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187686	Blount	Tennessee	06 Sep 1935	Jesse M. Shaver 1563	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004116	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT000441	Marion	Tennessee	29 Jul 1998	John Beck 2590	UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
HTTU000497	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Cheilanthes tomentosa
HTTU000498	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187687	Carter	Tennessee	11 Sep 1935	Jesse M. Shaver 1557	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004106	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004133	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004113	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004134	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004114	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004124	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT006196		Tennessee			UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187689	Marion	Tennessee	23 Sep 1944	Jesse M. Shaver 7934	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
ETSU000798	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004128	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004115	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004112	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004107	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004127	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT006197	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
31234100001161	Polk	Tennessee	19 Apr 1980	T. Filipczak 63	EKY Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004120	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004130	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187688	Hamilton	Tennessee	07 Jun 1949	Jesse M. Shaver 10628	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187685	Blount	Tennessee	05 Sep 1935	Jesse M. Shaver 1576	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187691	Polk	Tennessee	08 Oct 1975	R. Kral 56903	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004118	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
TENN-V-0004126	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Cheilanthes tomentosa
UCHT000438	Polk	Tennessee	10 Sep 1980	Larry G. Williams 967	UCHT Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187683	Blount	Tennessee	05 Sep 1935	Jesse M. Shaver 1578	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
BRIT187690	Monroe	Tennessee	07 Sep 1935	Jesse M. Shaver 1567	VDB Cheilanthes tomentosa
ETSU032134	Carter	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Cheilanthes tomentosa

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