Internal links: Monilophytes > Polypodiales > Polypodiaceae > Pyrrosia
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Species: P confluens, P lanceolata, P rupestris
Common name: Felt ferns
Conservation status: varies
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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Species:
World: ~ 100 species
Australia:
Additional notes:
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