Paesia scaberula

Paesia scaberula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus:	Paesia
Species:	P. scaberula
Binomial name
	Paesia scaberula; (A.Rich.) Kuhn
Synonyms[1]
	Allosorus scaberulus (A.Rich.) C.Presl, 1836. ; Ornithopteris scaberula (A.Rich.) J.Sm., 1875. ; Pteris microphylla A.Cunn., 1837. ; Pteris scaberula A.Rich., 1832. ;

Paesia scaberula, the ring fern or mātata, is a lacy, creeping New Zealand fern that grows up to 115 centimetres (45 in) with yellow-green fronds, brown stalks and a distinctive smell.[2]

Distribution

This fern can be found throughout the North and South Islands, Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands.[3]

References

"Paesia scaberula (A.Rich.) Kuhn, 1882". New Zealand Organisms Register (2012). Landcare Research, Alan Herbarium (Content Provider). Retrieved 14 January 2016.
Andrew Crowe. A guide to the identification of New Zealand native ferns. Viking, Penguin Books 1997, p. 52.
Cheeseman, T. F. (1906). Manual of the New Zealand flora. Wellington, New Zealand: J. Mackay, Govt. Printer. p. 971. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.12003. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

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[NZOR2012-1] "Paesia scaberula (A.Rich.) Kuhn, 1882". New Zealand Organisms Register (2012). Landcare Research, Alan Herbarium (Content Provider). Retrieved 14 January 2016.

[2] Andrew Crowe. A guide to the identification of New Zealand native ferns. Viking, Penguin Books 1997, p. 52.

[Cheeseman1906-3] Cheeseman, T. F. (1906). Manual of the New Zealand flora. Wellington, New Zealand: J. Mackay, Govt. Printer. p. 971. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.12003. Retrieved 14 January 2016.