Scientific Name: Cheilanthes distans

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  • Pronunciation:
    ky−LANTH−eez dis-tans
  • Common Name:
    Bristle cloak fern
  • Type:
    Fern
  • Family:
    PTERIDACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    Ferns do not have flowers or fruit but produce spores on the backs of their leaves throughout the year.
  • Flowers Color:
    N/A
  • Fruit Color:
    N/A
  • Vegetation Type:
    Montane
  • Species List:
    Upper Mt. Tinbeerwah, Batianoff 87, Emu Mountain,
Identification Notes

Fronds white hairy above, golden brown scales below