Pteris_umbrosa

<i>Pteris umbrosa</i>

Pteris umbrosa

Species of fern

Pteris umbrosa is a fern from eastern Australia. The habitat of the jungle brake is rainforest where it can form large colonies in shaded moist situations.[1] 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.[2]

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Pteris umbrosa". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  2. [2]
    Field Guide to the Bushland of the Lane Cove Valley - John Martyn ISBN 9780957839021 page 122


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