Cheilanthes sieberi
Citation:
Kunze in Lehm., Pl. Preiss. 2:112 (1846).
Synonymy: -C. clelandii F. Muell. & Tare, Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 10:80 (1888).
Common name: Mulga fern.
Description:
Rhizome slow-creeping; fronds numerous, the old dead ones persisting, clustered, erect, to 40 cm long, 2-5 cm broad at the base of the lamina; stipe, rhachis and primary costae dark-brown, shining; stipe scaly towards the base, rhachis and primary costae with scattered segmented hairs, many of which are appressed and glandular; lamina oblong or narrow-lanceolate; pinnae more or less triangular, glabrous or hairy; sori protected by the reflexed pinnule margins.
Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: No flowering time is available |
SA Distribution Map based
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specimens held in the
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Biology:
Occurs in similar situations to C. lasiophylla and often associated with it.
Author:
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