Argyrochosma limitanea (Maxon) Windham subsp. limitanea

This is a reasonably common but generally inconspicuous fern in New Mexico, usually in lower and drier habitats than most of the other southwestern cheilanthoids.

Plant habit at Percha Box, Sierra County, New Mexico, 5 Oct 2008.

Abaxial view of pinnules at Percha Box, 5 Oct 2008.

Plant habit on A Mountain on the east side of Las Cruces, 18 Feb 2005.

Vegetative leaves in the Carrizozo Malpais, 15 Dec 2004.