Inventory of the flora of Big Bend National Park Brewster County ...

[Records: Crown Mtn., Chisos Mts., 23 Aug 1937, Warnock]
Cheilanthes lindheimeri Hook. Fairy Swords
[Palmer, 1930; Sperry, 1938]
[Records: Chisos Mts. (Sperry, 1938); Oak Canyon, 24 May 1928, Palmer 34123;
near Boot Spring, 25 May 1928, Palmer 34166]
Cheilanthes tomentosa Link Woolly Lipfern
[Palmer, 1930; Sperry, 1938]
[Records: Pulliam Canyon, S slope Pulliam Bluff, Boot Canyon and
Pine Canyon (Sperry, 1938); Oak Canyon, 25 May 1928, Palmer 34085, 34087]
Cheilanthes villosa Davenport ex Maxon Villous Lipfern
Cheilanthes wootonii Maxon Wooton’s Lipfern
Cheilanthes wrightii Hook. Wright’s Lipfern
[Sperry, 1938]
[Records: Chisos Mts. (Sperry, 1938)]
Notholaena aliena Maxon
[Records: Burro Mesa pouroff, 29 DEG 13’N, 103 DEG 24’W, 3550 ft.,
10 Mar 1985, Yatskievych (UTEP)]
Notholaena aschenboroniana Klotzsch
Notholaena copelandii C. C. Hall
Notholaena grayi Davenport ssp. grayi Gray’s Cloakfern
Notholaena greggii (Mett. ex Kuhn) Maxon
[Steyermark & Moore, 1933; Correll, 1949; Windham, 1993]
[Records: atop tunnel just W Rio Grande Village on Rd. from Panther
Jct. to Rio Grande Village, 29 DEG 11’N, 102 DEG 58’W, 2050 ft., 14 Mar
1985, Yatskievych (UTEP) Boquillas Canyon, Moore & Steyermark 3348 (MO)]
Notholaena nealleyi Sexton ex J. M. Coulter
Notholaena neglecta Maxon
Notholaena standleyi Maxon Star Cloakfern
[Palmer, 1930; Sperry, 1938; Seigler & Wollenweber, 1983]
[Records: S slope of Pulliam Bluff (Sperry, 1938); Juniper Canyon, 23 May 1928,
Palmer 34105; Oak Canyon, 24 May 1928, Palmer 34151; BBNP, Correll & Correll
30599 (TEX-LL)]
Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Hook. Purple Cliffbrake
[Palmer, 1930; Sperry, 1938; Tryon, 1957; Jones & Jones, 1993]
[Records: Pinnacle’s trail towards Boot Springs (Jones & Jones, 1993);
S slope of Pulliam Bluff (Sperry, 1938); Boot Spring, 25 May 1928, Palmer 34186]
Pellaea cordifolia (Sesse & Mocino) A. R.Smith
[Pellaea cordata (Cav.) Sm.; Pellaea sagittata (Cav.) Link var. cordata (Cav.) A. Tryon]
[Sperry, 1938; Tryon, 1957]
[Brewster Co.: Pinnnacle Mts. (Sperry, 1938)]
Pellaea intermedia Mett. ex Kuhn Creeping Cliffbrake
[Palmer, 1930; Sperry, 1938; Tryon, 1957, 1968, mapped; Jones & Jones, 1993]
[Records: Pinnacle’s trail towards Boot Springs (Jones & Jones, 1993);
Divide, Pulliam Canyon, S slope of Casa Grande and Boot Canyon (Sperry, 1938);
Juniper Canyon, 22 May 1928, Palmer 34078]
Pellaea ternifolia (Cav.) Link
[Sperry, 1938; Correll, 1949; Tryon, 1957; Windham, 1993]
ssp. arizonica Windham
[Records: Mt. Emory and Pulliam Canyon (Sperry, 1938); along south rim of Basin, Tryon &
Tryon 5040 (ssp. arizonica: MEXU; UT)]
Note: Subspecies ternifolia and arizonica are reported from the park.
Pellaea wrightiana Hook. Wright’s Cliffbrake
[Palmer, 1930; Perry, 1938; Tryon, 1957]
[Records: NW slope Pulliam Bluff (Sperry, 1938); Oak Canyon, 25 May 1928, Palmer
34131]