Lower surface of frond, close-up; Hekpoort, West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer
Upper surface of frond; Hekpoort, West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Hekpoort, West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1189 Date of entry: 24.09.2009 Last update: 10.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Pteridophyta (43)
Class: Polypodiopsida (37)
Order: Polypodiales (35)
Family: Pteridaceae (8)
Genus: Cheilanthes (1)
Epithet: hirta Sw. (10)
hirta => with short or fairly stiff hairs, hairy but shorter than hirsute
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
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