Pteridaceae

Star cloak fern

Notholaena standleyi Maxon

Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Notholaena

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Star cloak fern: Notholaena standleyi — Standley Cloak Fern. Substrate is highly weathered gneiss At the Phoenix Mountains Preserve, Maricopa County, Arizona. — Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Star cloak fern
Persian: سرخس پوشیده ستارهای

Synonyms

Cheilanthes hookeri Domin
Cheilanthes standleyi (Maxon) Mickel
Chrysochosma hookeri Kümmerle
Chrysochosma standleyi Kümmerle
Notholaena candida var. quinquefidopalmata Hook.
Notholaena hookeri (Kümmerle) D.C.Eaton
Notholaena sulphurea var. quinquefidopalmata Farw.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ethan Wright, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenzie Anderson-Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.