Notholaena aschenborniana
A Notholaena with the farina of the abaxial leaf surfaces obscured by scales. Found occasionally in the sky islands of southeastern Arizona and more commonly to the south in Mexico.
Dessicated plant habit in a tributary on the north side of East Stronghold Canyon on the east side of the Dragoon Mountains, 6 May 2008.
Abaxial surface of a mature, dessicated leaf, east side of the Dragoon Mountains, 6 May 2008.
A newly expanding leaf, east side of the Dragoon Mountains, 6 May 2008.