Cheilanthes lendigera
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Ferns
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
2003
Reason for introduction
Unknown—possibly horticultural
Life cycle and dispersal
Reproduces by spores which are wind dispersed.
Other information
Etymology
cheilanthes: From the Greek kheilos ‘lip’ and anthos ‘flower’, referring to the indusium