Lastreopsis hispida

Lastreopsis hispida, known as the bristly shield fern, is a common plant found in New Zealand. Less often seen in Australia, in cool rainforest areas with humus rich soils, or more rarely as an epiphyte on tree ferns or mossy logs. Listed as endangered in the state of New South Wales where it grows in a few remote sites in the Blue Mountains, such as at Mount Wilson. The specific epithet hispida is from Latin, meaning "bristly".[1][2]

Bristly shield fern
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Lastreopsis
Species:
L. hispida
Binomial name
Lastreopsis hispida
Synonyms
  • Aspidium hispidum Sw.

References

  1. P. G. Wilson. "Lastreopsis hispida". Plantnet - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. "Lastreopsis hispida (Sw.) Tindale". New Zealand Plant Names Database. New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved 5 December 2021.


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