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Notholaena standleyi, also known as Star Cloak Fern and Standley's Cloak Fern, is a fern that is native to the United States and Mexico. It is a member of the Notholaena genus, which is part of the Cheilanthoideae subfamily of Pteridaceae family. It is distinguished by the pentagonal shape formed by the blades of its frond, a property other members of the Notholaena genus do not possess.

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