Cheilanthes alabamensis
Rare in New Mexico, becoming more common to the south in Mexico, and to the southeast in central Texas & eastward.
Plant habit at Hamilton Pool near Austin, TX, 3/19/04.
Plant habit at the Kathy Stiles Freeland Bibb County Glades Preserve, Alabama, 18 Mar 2008.
Abaxial leaf surface at the Kathy Stiles Freeland Bibb County Glades Preserve, 18 Mar 2008.