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Rock Fern
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
The rhizome is short, creeping or semi-erect. It is covered in narrow, pointed scales. The sori are partly enclosed by an overlapping margin of the pinnule lobes. Grows amongst rocks, boulders and in rock crevices, also along streams, on slopes and in open-forest valleys.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Fern |
| Group | Fern |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | Characteristic triangular laminae. |
| Life Form Group | Fern |
| Life Form Codes | Ground Fern (GF) |
| EVC types | EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Not listed |
| Family | Pteridaceae |
| Genus | Cheilanthes |
| Species | austrotenuifolia |
Occurs across Victoria, except the north-west and southern coastal areas. Also occurs in South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
