Cheilanthes Sw.

False indusium interrupted. Fronds decompound. Rhizome tufted or shortly creeping Cheilanthes

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Lamina bipinnate, lanceolate

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Lamina glabrous. Indusium consisting of the slightly reflexed frond-margin. Widespread. Open forest; ti-tree scrub; rocky hillsides; pastures Cheilanthes sieberisieberi

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Lamina clothed on the lower surface with lanceolate scales and on the upper surface with simple hairs. Indusium absent. Widespread. Open forest or woodland. Rocky hillsides Cheilanthes distans