Astrolepis windhamii Lepisorus under the watchful eye of

under the watchful eye of William Macarthur

the flower stalks grow rapidly from the woody underground base to 3' in length

montana 'Cho Ko Nishiki'

John Mickel describes Dryopteris championii as "another of my favorite ferns

Astrolepis windhamii Lepisorus under the watchful eye of(syn: Notholaena windhamii) Astrolepis windhamii is a recently described apogamous (sexually self actualized) species of desert fern thought to have speciated from a horticultural mnage trois between Astrolepis cochisensis, Astrolepis sinuata, and a third party yet to be named. Astrolepis windhamii occurs in both alkaline and acidic soils, up to 5,500' elevation from West Texas west through Arizona. Astrolepis windhamii resembles Astrolepis sinuata