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Ferns and Clubmosses
Sighting 4535722

Cheilanthes sp.

Rock Fern at Black Mountain

Cheilanthes sp. at Black Mountain - 13 Dec 2023
Cheilanthes sp. at Black Mountain - 13 Dec 2023
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Identification history

Cheilanthes sp. 13 Dec 2023 Tapirlord
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia 13 Dec 2023 CarbonAI
Cheilanthes sp. 13 Dec 2023 BethanyDunne

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Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Narrow Rock Fern) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
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Olearia tenuifolia (Narrow-leaved Daisybush) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Ned_Johnston
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Cassinia longifolia (Shiny Cassinia, Cauliflower Bush) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Cadmus (Cadmus) gigas (Leaf beetle) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Anarsia molybdota (Wattle Shoot Moth) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Daviesia mimosoides subsp. mimosoides at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Senecio phelleus (Rock Fireweed) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Monotoca scoparia (Broom Heath) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Senecio phelleus (Rock Fireweed) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Asplenium flabellifolium (Necklace Fern) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Acton, ACT - 4 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Opisthoncus sexmaculatus (Six-marked jumping spider) at Acton, ACT - 19 Aug 2022 by TimL
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Acton, ACT - 24 Jun 2022 by TimL
Eriococcidae sp. (family) (Unidentified felted scale) at Acton, ACT - 28 Apr 2022 by TimL
Polyrhachis ammon (Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant) at Acton, ACT - 2 Jan 2022 by HelenCross
Drosera auriculata (Tall Sundew) at Acton, ACT - 3 Oct 2021 by pinnaCLE
Dillwynia phylicoides (A Parrot-pea) at Acton, ACT - 3 Oct 2021 by pinnaCLE
Tubifera ferruginosa (Raspberry Slime) at Acton, ACT - 28 Sep 2021 by Detritivore
Fulgoroidea sp. (superfamily) (Unidentified fulgoroid planthopper) at Acton, ACT - 21 Sep 2021 by HelenCross
Stypandra glauca (Nodding Blue Lily) at Acton, ACT - 21 Sep 2021 by HelenCross
Lichenomphalia chromacea (Yellow Navel) at Acton, ACT - 21 Sep 2021 by HelenCross
Myrmecia pyriformis (A Bull ant) at Acton, ACT - 18 Jun 2021 by TimL
Kahaono wallacei (Leafhopper) at Acton, ACT - 11 Jun 2021 by TimL
Myrmecorhynchus emeryi (Possum Ant) at Acton, ACT - 21 May 2021 by TimL
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Acton, ACT - 18 May 2021 by TimL
Heterodea sp. (A lichen) at Acton, ACT - 1 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Tamopsis fickerti (Two-tailed spider) at Acton, ACT - 18 Aug 2020 by TimL
Crepidomenus fulgidus (Click beetle) at Acton, ACT - 10 Aug 2020 by Roger
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Acton, ACT - 22 Oct 2019 by shoko
Stypandra glauca (Nodding Blue Lily) at Acton, ACT - 20 Sep 2015 by JasonC

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 13 Dec 2023 01:41 PM Recorded on
  • BethanyDunne Recorded by

Additional information

  • False In flower

Species information

  • Cheilanthes sp. Scientific name
  • Rock Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1034m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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