Common Name: bristle cloak fern Type: Fern, small tufted Family: SINOPTERIDACEAE Size: to 15 cm Flowers: Ferns do not have flowers or Fruit but produce spores on the backs of their Leaves throughout the year.

Ferns -- identification guide -- Discover Life Nealleys cloak fern Notholaena neglecta Pteridophyta Notholaena standleyi star cloak fern Notholaena trichomanoides rockslope cloak fern Nothoperanema rubiginosum island lacefern Odontosoria aculeata thicket creepingfern Odontosoria chinensis Pteridophyta Odontosoria clavata clubbed creepingfern Wavy scaly cloakfern (Astrolepis sinuata) - Garden.org Jul 22, 2017 Wavy Cloak Fern - Rainbow Gardens

WAVY CLOAK FERN: $10.00: Astrolepis sinuata AKA cheilanthes sinuata~ Cute garden fern with upright fronds with 20 or more pairs of chuby lobed, dense fuzzy grey-green pinnae with felty undersides. Plant in partial to full sun in well drained soil. Zones 7 to 9. Size: 12”-24”.

WAVY CLOAK FERN: $10.00: Astrolepis sinuata AKA cheilanthes sinuata~ Cute garden fern with upright fronds with 20 or more pairs of chuby lobed, dense fuzzy grey-green pinnae with felty undersides. Plant in partial to full sun in well drained soil. Zones 7 to 9. Size: 12”-24”. Ferns Growing in Sunny Places | Home Guides | SF Gate

Wavy Scaly Cloak Fern; Botanical Name. Astrolepis sinuata . Plant Type. Groundcovers. Native To. Native to Texas (not part of Edwards Plateau or Blackland Prairie) Plant Height Min. 1ft. Plant Height Max. 1ft. Plant Spread Min. 3ft. Plant Spread Max. 3ft. Light. Sun/Part Shade. Evergreen/Deciduous. Semi-Evergreen. Seasonal Interest From.

Of its several common names, Star-scaled fern, Wavy Cloak-fern, & Silver Wave Fern appear to be most common. It's my guess the rarer name "Jimmy Fern" was adapted from having the same effect on cattle & sheep as does Jimson Weed. The fern has a toxin that keeps it from being browsed by rabbits or desert rodents, & it is avoided by deer. Ferns -- identification guide -- Discover Life