Microsorum diversifolium 

Phylogeny & links to associated information

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Common name:         Kangaroo fern 

• Also, hound's tongue, in Māori: kōwaowao, pāraharaha)

Conservation status: unkown

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Etymology:   

• Derived from the Greek word mikrós meaning small, and sorus referring to the small sori occurring in M. punctatum, the type species of the genus

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Habitat:   

• An example occurrence in the North Island of New Zealand is in the Hamilton Ecological District where it is associated with a number of other ferns including Icarus filiforme and Lomaria discolo

Distribution:                  

• Occurs widely in New Zealand and also in Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia 

Additional notes:     

• See also:

  • Phlebodium aureum, similar looking fern

  • Microsorum punctatum, another similar looking species