Cheilanthes distans (R. Br.) Mett. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Cheilanthes

Family:

Pteridaceae

Nomen number:

464144

Place of publication:

Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 3:69. 1859

Verified:

12/14/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Notholaena distans R. Br.

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Reference(s)

George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Pryer, K. M. et al. 2010. DNA barcoding exposes a case of mistaken identity in the fern horticultural trade. Molec. Ecol. Resources 10:979-985. Note: this study showed that plants traded under the name of a North American species Cheilanthes wrightii belong to the Australian species C. distans

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Victoria
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	it was confused with a non-cultivated North American species: Cheilanthes wrightii	Pryer, K. M. et al. 2010. DNA barcoding exposes a case of mistaken identity in the fern horticultural trade. Molec. Ecol. Resources 10:979-985. Note: this study showed that plants traded under the name of a North American species Cheilanthes wrightii belong to the Australian species C. distans