Sticherus lobatus
Sticherus lobatus, known as the spreading fan fern is a small fern found in eastern and southern Australia. A common and attractive plant, similar to S. flabellatus but with additional lobed segments.[1] Often forming colonies in open forest areas, or on the edge of rainforests.[2]
| Spreading fan fern | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Spreading fan fern at Mount Budawang, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Gleicheniales |
| Family: | Gleicheniaceae |
| Genus: | Sticherus |
| Species: | S. lobatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sticherus lobatus | |
| Synonyms | |
References
- Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 314
- " Sticherus lobatus". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.