Astrolepis windhamii Lepisorus under the watchful eye of

under the watchful eye of William Macarthur

that was presumed extinct until five small populations were rediscovered around 1980

and marginal wetlands

parviflorum prefers moist

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