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Perennial, in soil or on or among rocks; rhizome creeping to erect, scaly.
Leaf: generally all ± alike (or of 2 kinds, fertile, sterile), generally < 50 cm, often < 25 cm; stipe generally thin, wiry, often dark, ×-section with vascular strands generally 1–3, less often many in circle; blade generally pinnate or ± palmate-pinnate (see Adiantum), often >= 2- compound, abaxially often with glands, ± powdery exudate, hairs, or scales; segments round, oblong, fan-shaped, or other, veins generally free.
Sporangia: in sori or not, marginal, submarginal, or along veins, covered by recurved, often modified segment margins (false indusia) or not; true indusia 0; spores spheric, sides flat or not, scar with 3 radiating branches.
± 40 genera, 500 species: worldwide, especially dry areas. [Windham 1993 FNANM 2:122–186] Definition of Cheilanthes, related genera problematic; traditional limits often untenable. —Scientific Editors: Alan R. Smith, Thomas J. Rosatti.

Key to Pteridaceae

Plant in soil or rock crevices; rhizome short-creeping, scales variously colored.
Leaf: < ± 1 m; stipe cylindric, generally dark red-brown to ± black, shiny, ± scaly at base; blade 2–3- pinnate or ± palmate-pinnate (1st division ± palmate, subsequent ones pinnate), pinnae stalked, fan-shaped or oblong, generally lobed, toothed, or both; axes, blades lacking colored exudate.
Sporangia: borne along veins on and covered by highly modified, recurved part of segment margin, appearing to run together at maturity; false indusia ± semicircular to linear; spores generally smooth, tan.
± 200 species: tropics, temperate. (Greek: unwettable) Widely cultivated.

Leaf: generally (7)20–40(50+) cm; stipe dark brown to ± black; blade 2–3- pinnate; pinnules cut or lobed often > 1/4 way to base, often with < 4 ± irregular lobes, margins at base converging at 45–90°, stipe color often extending gradually into base, midvein often part way along 1 margin.
Sporangia: sori (and false indusia) (2)3–11 per pinnule, generally < 5 mm.
2n=60. Uncommon (or locally common). Shaded, rocky or moist banks, exposed sites or not; < 2000 m. North Coast Ranges, Cascade Range Foothills, n Sierra Nevada Foothills, s High Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin Valley, Central Coast, Outer South Coast Ranges, Southwestern California (except South Coast), Great Basin Floristic Province, Desert;

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Chart based on elevation range in Manual and elevations and coordinates of CCH records. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. Note: About half of the CCH records include both elevation and coordinates.	Map made in collaboration with Scott Loarie. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. View all CCH records   CCH collections by month Duplicates counted once; synonyms included. Species do not include records of infraspecific taxa. Blue line denotes Manual flowering time.