Cheilanthes distans

Bristly Cloak Fern at Dunlop, ACT

Cheilanthes distans at Dunlop, ACT - 1 May 2015 12:05 PM
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Cheilanthes distans 30 May 2015 MichaelMulvaney
Cheilanthes distans 24 May 2015 Rosie

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dcnicholls wrote:
   25 May 2015
Probably C. distans, but it's difficult to see from the photograph whether the underside of the fronds (and the tips of unfurling new fronds) are covered with soft white hairs, the definitive diagnostic feature. If not, could be a hybrid with C. sieberi.

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