Cheilanthes sieberi is a small fern growing in many parts of Australia, New Zealand and nearby islands. Common names include poison rock fern and mulga fern.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Cloak fern being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia
- Cheilanthes distans
- Oeosporangium pteridioides
- Oeosporangium tinaei
- Myriopteris wrightii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Cheilanthes
- Species
- Cheilanthes sieberi
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