[Lace and Lip Ferns East of the Cascade Mts.]

Lace Lipfern, Lace Fern

Cheilanthes gracillima

Upper frond surface of Cheilanthes gracillima

This photo shows a close-up of the upper surface of the frond of lace lipfern as seen on west-facing slopes below the Ray Ridge Viewpoint in the Umatilla N.F. of southeastern Washington......................July 6, 2008.

Lower surface of frond of Cheilanthes gracillima

This photo shows a close-up of the underside of the frond of lace lipfern as seen on west-facing slopes below the Ray Ridge Viewpoint in the Umatilla N.F. of southeastern Washington......................July 6, 2008.

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