Sticherus lobatus
| Spreading Fan Fern | |
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| Spreading Fan Fern at Mount Budawang, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida / Pteridopsida (disputed) |
| Order: | Gleicheniales |
| Family: | Gleicheniaceae |
| Genus: | Sticherus |
| Species: | S. lobatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sticherus lobatus N.A.Wakef. | |
| Synonyms | |
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]
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.
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