Asplenium polyodon
| Asplenium polyodon | |
|---|---|
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| A. polyodon growing at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Blechnales |
| Family: | Aspleniaceae |
| Genus: | Asplenium |
| Species: | A. polyodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Asplenium polyodon G.Forst. | |
Asplenium polyodon, commonly known as sickle spleenwort, is a species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae. The distribution of A. polyodon includes parts of the countries of Australia and New Zealand.[1] A specific locale of occurrence is in forested areas of Westland, New Zealand, where associate understory species include Crown Fern, Blechnum discolor.[2]
References
- Gwen J. Harden. 1992. Flora of New South Wales, Published by UNSW Press, 775 pages ISBN 0-86840-188-9, ISBN 978-0-86840-188-1
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
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