Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia is a species of Australian rock fern from the family Pteridaceae. Once a common understory plant along streams in moist areas of Southern Australia, Cheilianthes austrotenuifolia is still quite widespread in remnant bush-land, such as areas of the Adelaide Hills, although it has been affected significantly by land clearance and competition from invasive species.
| Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Genus: | Cheilanthes |
| Species: | C. austrotenuifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia H.M.Quirk & T.C.Chambers
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Bright green fronds grow from an underground rhizome. The plant spreads through division of this rhizome, and also by spores held under the fronds. Fronds die down in summer and return with the rain in Autumn.[1]
The plant is very difficult to propagate using spores, but it may be more easily done using sections of the rhizome.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Plants of the Adelaide plains and hills". Library of South Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "The Native Plants of Adelaide". Department for Environment and Heritage. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
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