Pteris umbrosa

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Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Monilophytes > Polypodiales  > Pteridaceae > Pteris umbrosa

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Plant  information

Common name:         Jungle Brake

Conservation status: . . .

Etymology:   

• The Latin genus name Pteris refers to the Greek name for fern (also meaning feathery)

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Habit:        

• A fern 

• It can form large colonies in shaded moist situations

Habitat:   

• Rainforest

Distribution:                  

• Eastern Australia

• There are several populations of this fern in the northern suburbs of Sydney, however, it is not clear if they are indigenous or escapees from gardens

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

  • The botanist Robert Brown published this plant in the year 1810, in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae

Sources of information:

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