Cheilanthes distans is a species of lip fern known by the common name bristly cloak fern. It has a woolly appearance with small white hairs on the top side of the fronds, and a rusty brown underneath.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bristly 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 hypoleuca
- Cheilanthes sieberi
- Cheilanthes nudiuscula
- Oeosporangium pteridioides
- Cheilanthes lasiophylla
- Cheilanthes hirta
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Pteridaceae
- Genus
- Cheilanthes
- Species
- Cheilanthes distans
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