Lastreopsis marginans

Lastreopsis marginans, known as the glossy or bordered shield fern is a fern found in eastern Australia. The habitat is rainforest or wet sclerophyll forest. Fronds are crowded and erect, between 50 and 90 cm long, coloured a glossy dark green. The lectotype was collected near the Clarence River by Hermann Beckler.[1][2]

Glossy Shield Fern
at Mount Warning National Park, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Lastreopsis
Species:
L. marginans
Binomial name
Lastreopsis marginans

References

  1. Peter G. Wilson. "Lastreopsis marginans". PlantNet. NSW Flora Online. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. "Aspidium decompositum var. marginans". Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 2021-09-14.


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