VIRBOGA - Cheilanthes hirta

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

Classification

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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