Kunze, G. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1846), Polypodiaceae. Plantae Preissianae 2(1): 112 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In rupium rimis ad montem Brown, York, Mart. 1839. Herb. Preiss. No. 1304."

Hooker, J.D. (1864), Handbook of the New Zealand Flora 1: 362 [basionym]

basionym of: Cheilanthes tenuifolia var. sieberi (Kunze) Hook.f. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 22, Fig. 15 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 140 [basionym]

basionym of: Cheilanthes tenuifolia subsp. sieberi (Kunze) Domin legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 217 [secondary reference]

Chinnock, R.J. & Henshall, T.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Pteridophyta. Flora of Central Australia: 8, Fig. 14 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 4 [secondary reference]

Quirk, H.M., Chambers, T.C. & Regan, M. (1983), The fern genus Cheilanthes in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 31(5): 517 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Preiss 1304: (BM). ..."

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 26 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Cheilanthes vellea (Aiton) F.Muell. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 4

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Adiantaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 49, Fig. 4 [secondary reference]

common name: Mulga Fern [n/a]

Green, J.W. (18 October 1987), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2, Suppl. 5: 1 [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Cheilanthes vellea (Aiton) F.Muell. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 26

Green, P.S. (1988), Notes relating to Australian ferns, especially from Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. Kew Bulletin 43(4): 653 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cheilanthes humilis (G.Forst.) P.S.Green legitimate

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. (1991), Three Australian species of Cheilanthes: a response to P.S. Green. Kew Bulletin 46(4): 727 [secondary reference]

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. (27 September 1991), A re-examination of the genus Cheilanthes (Adiantaceae) in Australia. Telopea 4(3): 530 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Western Australia: Swan River, Preiss 1304 (BM). ISOLECTOTYPE: P."

nomenclatural synonym: Cheilanthes tenuifolia subsp. sieberi (Kunze) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cheilanthes sieberi Kunze nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Cheilanthes tenuifolia f. gracilior Domin legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Adiantaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 37-38 [secondary reference]

common name: Mulga Fern [n/a] common name: Rock Fern [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 49, Fig. 10k-l [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cheilanthes tenuifolia var. sieberi (Kunze) Hook.f. legitimate common name: Narrow Rock-fern [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 564-565 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cheilanthes tenuifolia var. sieberi (Kunze) Hook.f. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 726-727 misapplication: Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1884), Journal of Botany, British and Foreign: 290 misapplication: Cheilanthes humilis (G.Forst.) P.S.Green legitimate by Green, P.S. (1988), Notes relating to Australian ferns, especially from Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. Kew Bulletin 43(4): 653

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Cheilanthes. Flora of Australia 48: 274 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cheilanthes tenuifolia var. sieberi (Kunze) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cheilanthes tenuifolia subsp. sieberi (Kunze) Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cheilanthes tenuifolia f. gracilior Domin legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 108 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 7 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 22 [secondary reference]

common name: Mulga Fern [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 226 [secondary reference]

common name: Mulga Fern [n/a]

Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003), A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3): 51 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cheilanthes tenuifolia var. sieberi (Kunze) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cheilanthes tenuifolia subsp. sieberi (Kunze) Domin legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cheilanthes sieberi Kunze nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Cheilanthes tenuifolia f. gracilior Domin legitimate misapplication: Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 726-727 misapplication: Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1884), Journal of Botany, British and Foreign: 290 misapplication: Cheilanthes humilis (G.Forst.) P.S.Green legitimate by Green, P.S. (1988), Notes relating to Australian ferns, especially from Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. Kew Bulletin 43(4): 653

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4: 21 [basionym]

basionym of: Hemionitis sieberi (Kunze) Christenh. legitimate

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 48 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Swan River, Western Australia, Mar. 1839, L.Preiss 1304 (lecto: BM 001044078*; isolecto: B 200038549!, LD 1227789*, MEL 2152781*, P 01264297*"

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Hemionitis sieberi (Kunze) Christenh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cheilanthes sieberi Kunze nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Cheilanthes tenuifolia f. gracilior Domin legitimate misapplication: Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 726-727 misapplication: Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Burm.f.) Sw. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1884), Journal of Botany, British and Foreign: 290 misapplication: Cheilanthes humilis (G.Forst.) P.S.Green legitimate by Green, P.S. (1988), Notes relating to Australian ferns, especially from Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands. Kew Bulletin 43(4): 653

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

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