Pyrrosia confluens

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Wikipedia links:       Monilophytes > Polypodiales > Polypodiaceae >  Pyrrosia confluens

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Species:     P confluens,   P lanceolata,  P rupestris          

Plant  information

Common name:         Horseshoe Felt Fern  

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

• The Latin name of Pyrrosia comes from the Greek pyrrhos (red), which refers to its leaves that are red due to the sporangia

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• Pyrrosia is a genus of about 100 fern species in the polypod family, Polypodiaceae

• Like other species in Polypodiaceae, the species of Pyrrosia are generally epiphytic on trees or rocks, a few species are terrestrial

• Pyrrosia confluens known as the Horseshoe Felt Fern or Robber Fern is a common fern of eastern Australia. Occurring as an epiphyte or lithophyte in areas of part shade and high moisture. Often seen on rocks or creeping up on rainforest trees, quite high above the ground. Found north of the Wyong district.[1] In 1810, the species originally appeared in scientific literature as Polypodium confluens in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown

Sources of information:

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