Rock Fern at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identification history
| Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia | 31 Dec 2015 | dcnicholls | ||
| Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia | 31 Dec 2015 | galah681 |
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3 comments
dcnicholls
wrote:
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.
dcnicholls
wrote:
1 Jan 2016
Meantime, I'm confirming the original suggestion, but it would be good to revisit.
dcnicholls
wrote:
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)
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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
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Species information
- Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia Scientific name
- Rock Fern Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1434.03m Recorded at altitude
- 129 images trained Machine learning
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