Dennstaedtia davallioides
Lacy Ground Fern
Lacy Ground Fern
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Common name: Lacy Ground Fern
Conservation status: . . .
Etymology:
Genus name from August W. Dennstaedt, 19th century German botanist
Specific epitaph rom Davallia (a genus of ferns), and Greek -oides (like), a reference to the similarity of this fern to Davallia
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Distribution:
Native to eastern Australia
From the Bunya Mountains in central Queensland south through eastern NSW, and into Victoria southwest to the Otway Ranges
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Cultivation
It requires some shelter when cultivated, as can easily be damaged by wind and sun
A moisture retentive soil is beneficial
Plants can be attacked by green caterpillars in cultivation
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