Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw.

Rock Fern

Rhizome short-creeping to almost erect. Fronds to 60 cm or so long, 15 cm wide, deltoid to ovate in outline, 3-4 times divided at the base. Segments mostly ovate and acute, sometimes with lobed margins, at least a few hairs on both surfaces, ultimate ones often with a long tail.

Needs shelter and warmth.

SE Asia, Pacific Is, India, Qld, NT.

Ultimate segments with tail-like appendage sometimes and with at least a few hairs on both surfaces.

Source: Spencer, R. (1995). Adiantaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 1, Ferns, conifers & their allies. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Polypodiopsida
order     Polypodiales
family      Pteridaceae
genus       Cheilanthes Sw.