Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
Rock Fern at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia | dcnicholls | 31 Dec 2015 | |
| Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia | galah681 | 31 Dec 2015 |
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3 comments
1 Jan 2016
That has smallish pinna that look like C.distans, but without the hairs. If the fronds spread into a pretty lacy arrangement, 3-6+ cm across, then C. austrotenuifolia. Need to take a closer look, possibly when the plant(s) have grown a bit more, before we can be sure of the species. Murphy's law, of course, says it's a hybrid.
1 Jan 2016
Meantime, I'm confirming the original suggestion, but it would be good to revisit.
1 Jan 2016
Paradoxically, the best C. (austro)tenuifolia I have seen have all come from Radiata pine plantations. Worth checking the Mt Majura plantation to see if they are still there (I last visited it in 1979)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066793-35.285896
- Altitude 557.1m
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2015 10:07 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
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- galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia Ferns and Clubmosses Plants
Species information
- Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia Scientific name
- Rock Fern Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1434.03m Recorded at altitude
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