Lastreopsis silvestris
Appearance
Lastreopsis silvestris | |
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Mountain shield fern at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Polypodiineae |
Family: | Dryopteridaceae |
Genus: | Lastreopsis |
Species: | L. silvestris
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Binomial name | |
Lastreopsis silvestris |
Lastreopsis silvestris, known as the mountain shield fern, is a rare plant found in eastern Australia. The habitat is high altitude rainforest on the McPherson Range, on the border of the states of New South Wales and Queensland.[1] The habitat has high rainfall; mists and fogs are frequent. The original specimen was collected by Cyril Tenison White in December 1918, he described them as being “very abundant” .
References
[edit]- ^ "Mountain Shield Fern". Lastreopsis silvestris. Plant Net, NSW Flora Online. Retrieved October 28, 2011.