Lace Lipfern, Lace Fern
Cheilanthes gracillima
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Close-up photos of lace lipfern as seen on a rocky outcrop above Washington Highway 14 at T3N R18E S14 in the southern part of the Goodnoe Hills of south-central Klickitat County, WA..............April 20, 2011.
Lacelip fern growing wedged in a rock crevice on a rock outcrop high in the Labyrinth in the mid-Columbia River Gorge................February 28, 2010.
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Lacelip ferns growing in rock crevices on the vertical basalt cliffs at Horsethief Butte, Columbia Hills State Park.............February 4, 2011. This site seems to be one of the largest, easy to access places to view this attractive fern. Unfortunately, it doesn't grow well in the garden because it is hard for us to recreate its rocky habitat. The spikemoss observed above the fern is Wallace's spikemoss (Selaginella wallacei).
Paul Slichter