Rhizome short-creeping. Fronds to 45 cm long. Stalk generally less than one quarter the length of the blade. Blade linear in outline and with a dense covering of whitish or pale brown scales.

Needs shelter and warmth.

Perhaps better known under the name Notholaena sinuata.

Americas, Mexico.

Blade linear in outline; covering of scales only.

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. (as Cheilanthes sinuata)