Sticherus flabellatus

Sticherus flabellatus is a small fern found in eastern Australia and in New Zealand, northwards from the north-west of the South Island. A common and attractive plant with shiny dark foliage and with slightly toothed edges on the smallest parts of the fronds. Often seen in large numbers in suitably moist gullies and by creeks.[1]

Shiny fan fern
Shiny fan fern at Elvina Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Gleicheniales
Family: Gleicheniaceae
Genus: Sticherus
Species:
S. flabellatus
Binomial name
Sticherus flabellatus
Synonyms
  • Gleichenia flabellata R.Br.

Two varieties are recognized that differ in size of the sporangia and the size of the ultimate segments.[2] The variety in New South Wales is Sticherus flabellatus var. flabellatus.

In 1810 it appeared as Gleichenia flabellata in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by Robert Brown.

References
  1. "Sticherus flabellatus ". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  2. "Sticherus flabellatus". Flora of Australia Online.


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