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Lip ferns (Myriopteris)
Many species have leaves divided into a large number of small, bead-like segments, the probable inspiration for the generic name (meaning "very many fern"). Hairs and/or scales are often present on both the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf, and their presence and appearance are useful in distinguishing between species. The genus is most diverse in Mexico, but species are found from southwestern Canada south to southern Chile, and one species is endemic to southern Africa. 43 species (including 2 hybrids) are recognized in 2013. 
Lifespan
Perennial
Key Facts About Lip ferns
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Attributes of Lip ferns
Leaf type
Evergreen
Scientific Classification of Lip ferns
How to Grow and Care for Lip ferns
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Lip ferns, a fern genus, thrives under indirect light, appreciating regular watering and well-draining, humus-rich soil. It prefers a consistent moderate temperature. Challenges include pest infestation (particularly aphids), fungal diseases, and sensitivities to overwatering or drought. Seasonal adjustments include reduced watering in winter, when the plant's growth slows down, and protecting it from intense summer sun. Regular monitoring for pests and diseases, particularly during peak growing seasons (spring and summer), is recommended.
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8 most common species：
Slender lip fern
Native to North America, slender lip fern is usually found in calcareous soils and rocks, such as limestone, where it grows between cracks. This fern is easily recognizable by the numerous densely haired leaves produced by rhizomes.
Golden cloak fern
Golden cloak fern (Myriopteris aurea) is a fern native to Mexico and parts of the United States. It is also known as Golden Lipfern. It is considered drought-tolerant and can grow in full sun to partial shade.
Alabama lipfern
While the native range of alabama lipfern extends throughout much of the southern United States and Mexico, it is most concentrated in northern Alabama. This herbaceous perennial grows wild in rocky areas, including cliffsides and slopes.
Woolly lipfern
Woolly lipfern typically grows in dry and rocky places such as high cliffs and crevices in substrate such as limestone or granite. It shrivels up into a brown curled mass and appears dead in periods of drought but will green up again in periods of moisture, this has earned it the name resurrection fern.
Coastal lip fern
Coastal lip fern is a resilient fern with delicate, lace-like fronds exuding a dusty green hue. It thrives in rocky, arid conditions, often seen clinging to craggy outcrops and crevices. Its fronds are uniquely adapted to conserve moisture, curling inward during dry spells. The intricacy of its leaves not only gives it a feathery appearance but also reflects a delicate balance with its harsh habitat.
Lace lip fern
Lace lip fern is a delicate fern with feathery, fine-textured fronds that often grow in clusters, creating a soft, lacey appearance. The plant thrives in well-drained, rocky habitats, adapting to cracks and crevices. The finely divided leaves, coupled with the fern's preference for shaded to partially lit conditions, underscore its resilience in forest understories or shaded rock gardens.
Fairy-swords
Fairy-swords is a resilient fern that thrives in the rocky landscapes and arid conditions of the southwestern United States. It features arching, triangular fronds with a blue-green hue that provide a stark contrast against the barren terrain. The wispy texture of its leaves allows for efficient water retention, vital for survival in its harsh native habitat. Its robust root system anchors it securely among the stones, reflecting a remarkable adaptation to its environment.
Wright's lipfern
Wright's lipfern is a resilient fern naturally adapted to arid environments, typically thriving in rocky crevices and limestone substrates. It possesses triangular, arching fronds with a delicate appearance, their green color providing a stark contrast to their rugged habitat. Wright's lipfern's leaves are notably segmented, with a fine, hair-like texture, aiding in water retention and reflecting its ability to survive in challenging conditions.
All Species of Lip ferns
Slender lip fern
Slender lip fern
Native to North America, slender lip fern is usually found in calcareous soils and rocks, such as limestone, where it grows between cracks. This fern is easily recognizable by the numerous densely haired leaves produced by rhizomes.
Golden cloak fern
Golden cloak fern
Golden cloak fern (Myriopteris aurea) is a fern native to Mexico and parts of the United States. It is also known as Golden Lipfern. It is considered drought-tolerant and can grow in full sun to partial shade.
Alabama lipfern
Alabama lipfern
While the native range of alabama lipfern extends throughout much of the southern United States and Mexico, it is most concentrated in northern Alabama. This herbaceous perennial grows wild in rocky areas, including cliffsides and slopes.
Woolly lipfern
Woolly lipfern
Woolly lipfern typically grows in dry and rocky places such as high cliffs and crevices in substrate such as limestone or granite. It shrivels up into a brown curled mass and appears dead in periods of drought but will green up again in periods of moisture, this has earned it the name resurrection fern.
Coastal lip fern
Coastal lip fern
Coastal lip fern is a resilient fern with delicate, lace-like fronds exuding a dusty green hue. It thrives in rocky, arid conditions, often seen clinging to craggy outcrops and crevices. Its fronds are uniquely adapted to conserve moisture, curling inward during dry spells. The intricacy of its leaves not only gives it a feathery appearance but also reflects a delicate balance with its harsh habitat.
Lace lip fern
Lace lip fern
Lace lip fern is a delicate fern with feathery, fine-textured fronds that often grow in clusters, creating a soft, lacey appearance. The plant thrives in well-drained, rocky habitats, adapting to cracks and crevices. The finely divided leaves, coupled with the fern's preference for shaded to partially lit conditions, underscore its resilience in forest understories or shaded rock gardens.
Fairy-swords
Fairy-swords
Fairy-swords is a resilient fern that thrives in the rocky landscapes and arid conditions of the southwestern United States. It features arching, triangular fronds with a blue-green hue that provide a stark contrast against the barren terrain. The wispy texture of its leaves allows for efficient water retention, vital for survival in its harsh native habitat. Its robust root system anchors it securely among the stones, reflecting a remarkable adaptation to its environment.
Wright's lipfern
Wright's lipfern
Wright's lipfern is a resilient fern naturally adapted to arid environments, typically thriving in rocky crevices and limestone substrates. It possesses triangular, arching fronds with a delicate appearance, their green color providing a stark contrast to their rugged habitat. Wright's lipfern's leaves are notably segmented, with a fine, hair-like texture, aiding in water retention and reflecting its ability to survive in challenging conditions.
Myriopteris lendigera
Myriopteris lendigera
Myriopteris lendigera is a delicate fern with lacey fronds that often grow in tufts, preferring rocky substrates and cliff faces. Its fronds emerge upright, unfurling to reveal a gray-green color with a soft, velvety texture. Adaptive to arid environments, myriopteris lendigera demonstrates resilience by thriving in the crevices and shadows where moisture lingers longer, a testament to its unique ability to conserve water.
Cleveland's lip fern
Cleveland's lip fern
Cleveland's lip fern is a delicate fern with a clustered, upright growth habit. Its fronds are divided into narrow, lace-like segments, creating an airy texture. These grey-green fronds typically curl under dry conditions, a unique adaptation to its arid native habitats like rocky outcroppings and desert edges. Despite its fragile appearance, cleveland's lip fern is remarkably drought-resistant.
Coville's lipfern
Coville's lipfern
Coville's lipfern is a hardy fern with delicate, lace-like fronds that unfurl from a tight center. Thriving in the rocky crevices and arid conditions of its native desert cliffs, coville's lipfern has adapted to retain moisture, despite the unforgiving heat. Its grey-green leaves are a testament to its resilience, contributing to a unique aesthetic that blends with the stony landscape.
Rough lipfern
Rough lipfern
Rough lipfern is a resilient fern with dull green, finely dissected fronds that create a rough texture unique to this species. It thrives in rocky, arid environments where its scaly rhizomes cling tightly to crevices. Its adaptability to such harsh conditions lies in a deep root system and a leathery feel, allowing it to conserve moisture and survive the intense sunlight.
Southern lipfern
Southern lipfern
Southern lipfern, with its delicate, tiny fronds, is a small fern that thrives in rocky, arid environments. Its reduced leaf size is an adaptation to minimize water loss, crucial for survival in its dry habitat. The foliage, often a dusty-green hue, gracefully accents the rugged terrain where it is typically found.
Cooper's lip fern
Cooper's lip fern
Cooper's lip fern is a delicate fern with feathery, finely divided fronds, often emerging a vibrant green and aging to a dusty blue-green. This hardy species thrives in rocky substrates, its intricate leaves capturing moisture from its arid environment. Unique to dry, shady mountainsides, cooper's lip fern's resilient nature allows it to flourish where few ferns dare, creating an oasis of green amidst the stones.
Parry's lip fern
Parry's lip fern
Parry's lip fern is a compact fern with finely divided fronds, creating a delicate, lace-like appearance. Its leaves exhibit a grayish-green color, adapted to blend into the rocky crevices and arid slopes where it thrives. This fern's durability allows it to weather the environmental toughness of desert climates, making it a unique example of resilience in harsh conditions.
Eaton's lipfern
Eaton's lipfern
Eaton's lipfern is a robust fern distinguished by its triangular fronds and red-tinted undersides, reflecting its epithet. Adapted to arid conditions, its fronds curl to minimize water loss, and it thrives in rocky habitats. The fern's foliage provides a striking rust-hued contrast to the stark landscapes it often inhabits.
Myriopteris yavapensis
Myriopteris yavapensis
Myriopteris yavapensis is a resilient fern that thrives in the rocky, arid regions it calls home. It boasts feathery, delicate fronds that are unusually drought-tolerant for a fern, adapting to its desert surroundings. The fronds are typically bright green, presenting a stark contrast to the rugged landscape. Exceptionally, myriopteris yavapensis manages to sustain itself in the harsh climate, a testament to its evolutionary prowess.
Myriopteris fimbriata
Myriopteris fimbriata
Myriopteris fimbriata is a resilient fern with delicate, lace-like fronds that cascade gently, suggesting its refined name. Thriving in rocky, arid environments, its frilled leaves are a survival adaptation, capturing scarce moisture from the air. The fern's compact stature and ability to cling to inhospitable crevices make myriopteris fimbriata a testament to nature's persistence in the face of adversity.
Myriopteris myriophylla
Myriopteris myriophylla
Myriopteris myriophylla is a delicate fern with feathery, finely divided leaves, typically thriving in rocky and arid environments where it can frequently be found anchored in crevices, showcasing its adaptation to limited soil. Its fronds exhibit a distinctive lace-like appearance, contributing to its resilience by minimizing water loss in the challenging habitats it calls home.
Hairy lip fern
Hairy lip fern
Hairy lip fern is a perennial fern with a soft, hairy texture, giving it a woolly appearance. It thrives in rocky, well-drained environments, often in the shelter of cliffs or forests, allowing it to retain moisture without becoming waterlogged. Its fronds are pinnately divided, with each segment delicately lobed, resembling small, feather-like structures that contribute to its graceful, airy aesthetic.
Fendler's lipfern
Fendler's lipfern
Fendler's lipfern is a resilient fern with feathery, split fronds that form a lush green carpet, typically thriving on rocky outcrops and dry, shaded slopes. Its delicate appearance belies a hardy nature, able to withstand drought by curling its fronds, a testament to an adaptive strategy that ensures survival in arid environments.
Newberry's lip fern
Newberry's lip fern
Newberry's lip fern is a perennial fern known for its deep-green, triangular fronds that arch elegantly, reaching up to 30 centimeters. The fronds' unique, lacy appearance is due to the fine division of their leaflets, which are densely covered in white to pale tan scales when young. Thriving in arid environments, its roots cling to rocky substrates, finding moisture in seemingly inhospitable conditions, a testament to its resilience.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
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Nightshades
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Roses
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Oaks
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Lip ferns
Myriopteris
Many species have leaves divided into a large number of small, bead-like segments, the probable inspiration for the generic name (meaning "very many fern"). Hairs and/or scales are often present on both the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf, and their presence and appearance are useful in distinguishing between species. The genus is most diverse in Mexico, but species are found from southwestern Canada south to southern Chile, and one species is endemic to southern Africa. 43 species (including 2 hybrids) are recognized in 2013.
Lifespan
Perennial
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Key Facts About Lip ferns
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Attributes of Lip ferns
Leaf type
Evergreen
Scientific Classification of Lip ferns
How to Grow and Care for Lip ferns
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Lip ferns, a fern genus, thrives under indirect light, appreciating regular watering and well-draining, humus-rich soil. It prefers a consistent moderate temperature. Challenges include pest infestation (particularly aphids), fungal diseases, and sensitivities to overwatering or drought. Seasonal adjustments include reduced watering in winter, when the plant's growth slows down, and protecting it from intense summer sun. Regular monitoring for pests and diseases, particularly during peak growing seasons (spring and summer), is recommended.
Exploring the Lip ferns Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Slender lip fern
Native to North America, slender lip fern is usually found in calcareous soils and rocks, such as limestone, where it grows between cracks. This fern is easily recognizable by the numerous densely haired leaves produced by rhizomes.
Golden cloak fern
Golden cloak fern (Myriopteris aurea) is a fern native to Mexico and parts of the United States. It is also known as Golden Lipfern. It is considered drought-tolerant and can grow in full sun to partial shade.
Alabama lipfern
While the native range of alabama lipfern extends throughout much of the southern United States and Mexico, it is most concentrated in northern Alabama. This herbaceous perennial grows wild in rocky areas, including cliffsides and slopes.
Woolly lipfern
Woolly lipfern typically grows in dry and rocky places such as high cliffs and crevices in substrate such as limestone or granite. It shrivels up into a brown curled mass and appears dead in periods of drought but will green up again in periods of moisture, this has earned it the name resurrection fern.
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All Species of Lip ferns
Slender lip fern
Golden cloak fern
Alabama lipfern
Woolly lipfern
Coastal lip fern
Lace lip fern
Fairy-swords
Wright's lipfern
Myriopteris lendigera
Cleveland's lip fern
Coville's lipfern
Rough lipfern
Southern lipfern
Cooper's lip fern
Parry's lip fern
Eaton's lipfern
Myriopteris yavapensis
Myriopteris fimbriata
Myriopteris myriophylla
Hairy lip fern
Fendler's lipfern
Newberry's lip fern
More Popular Genus
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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