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Lastreopsis silvestris

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Lastreopsis silvestris
Mountain shield fern at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Lastreopsis
Species:
L. silvestris
Binomial name
Lastreopsis silvestris

Lastreopsis silvestris, known as the mountain shield fern, is a rare plant found in eastern Australia. The habitat is high altitude rainforest on the McPherson Range, on the border of the states of New South Wales and Queensland.[1] The habitat has high rainfall; mists and fogs are frequent. The original specimen was collected by Cyril Tenison White in December 1918, he described them as being “very abundant” .

References

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  1. ^ "Mountain Shield Fern". Lastreopsis silvestris. Plant Net, NSW Flora Online. Retrieved October 28, 2011.