Narrow Rock Fern

Narrow Rock Fern
Narrow Rock Fern
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Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi


Hairless fronds to 35 cm long and 3.5 cm wide, and crowded. Leaf blades are lance-shaped or oval.


Details
Flora Type
Ferns
Other Common Names
Mulga Fern
Distinctive Features

Creeping rhizome is densely covered with narrow pointed scales. The spore-bearing structures usually remain discrete.

Biology

This fern occurs across arid areas high rainfall areas. From shady gullies to full sun in rock cracks.

Native Status
Native