Lastreopsis microsora

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Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Monilophytes > Polypodiales > Dryopteridaceae > Lastreopsis  microsora

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Plant  information

Common name:         Creeping Shield Fern

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

• From the genus Lastrea, and the Greek -opsis (looking like), a reference to the similarity between the two genera. Terrestrial (NZ) or rarely epiphytic ferns (not NZ)

• The specific epithet microsora translates to "small sori"

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• A fern that may form large colonies

Habitat:   

• Rainforest or moist sheltered eucalyptus forests

Distribution:                  

• A common small plant found in eastern Australia and New Zealand

Additional notes:     

• Synonym Parapolystichum microsorum

• Two subspecies are recognized:

  • Subsp. microsorum – Australia (eastern Queensland, eastern NSW and eastern Victoria), Norfolk Island

  • Subsp. pentagulare – New Zealand and Chatham Island

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parapolystichum_microsorum (2023)