Myriopteris wootonii, formerly known as Cheilanthes wootonii,[2] is a species of fern in the Pteridaceae family (subfamily Cheilanthoideae) with the common name Wooton's lace fern.

[3] Myriopteris wootonii grows fronds from a long creeping rhizome with tan to brown scales.

Their abaxial (lower) surface is concave and densely covered with cilia and lanceolate-linear scales, and their adaxial (top) surface is glabrous.

[3] Myriopteris wootonii is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

It grows in sun on rocky outcrops in mountains at 1600 to 1800 meters elevation.