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Cheilanthes sieberi

Rock Fern at Dunlop, ACT

Cheilanthes sieberi at Dunlop, ACT - 14 Apr 2015
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Identification history

Cheilanthes sieberi 22 Apr 2015 MichaelMulvaney
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia 20 Apr 2015 RussellB

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dcnicholls wrote:
   22 Apr 2015
More likely C. sieberi, but marginal. The dry habitat variety of C. austrotenuifolia and C. sieberi are hard to distinguish (and indeed may be the same species). Max Gray mentioned this problem back in the 1970s.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 14 Apr 2015 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • RussellB Recorded by

Species information

  • Cheilanthes sieberi Scientific name
  • Rock Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1154.76m Recorded at altitude
  • 97 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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