Cheilanthes lasiophylla

Woolly cloak fern
near the Stuart Highway, Northern Territory
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Pteridaceae
Genus: Cheilanthes
Species:
C. lasiophylla
Binomial name
Cheilanthes lasiophylla

Cheilanthes lasiophylla is a species of lip fern known by the common name woolly cloak fern. A widespread species found in Australia, often on rocky outcrops and hills in inland arid regions. A drought resistant fern covered in long, branched hairs.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cheilanthes lasiophylla". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Cheilanthes lasiophylla". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2026.



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