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Cheilanthes distans (R.Br.) Mett.
Bristly Cloak Fern

Reference
Abh.Senckenberg.Naturf.Ges. 3:69 (1859)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), 0.02-0.4 m high, blade 1-2-pinnate at the base, undersurface densely scaly, scales simple; sori forming marginal band. Rock crevices.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 October 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Beverley, Busselton, Coolgardie, Dundas, Esperance, Gosnells, Kalamunda, Kojonup, Kondinin, Moora, Mount Marshall, Mundaring, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Toodyay, West Arthur, Westonia, York.