Paesia scaberula
Appearance
Paesia scaberula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Dennstaedtiaceae |
Genus: | Paesia |
Species: | P. scaberula
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Binomial name | |
Paesia scaberula | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Paesia scaberula, the ring fern or mātata, is a lacy, creeping New Zealand fern that grows up to 115 centimetres (45 in) with yellow-green fronds, brown stalks and a distinctive smell.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This fern can be found throughout the North and South Islands, Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Paesia scaberula (A.Rich.) Kuhn, 1882". New Zealand Organisms Register (2012). Landcare Research, Alan Herbarium (Content Provider). Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Andrew Crowe. A guide to the identification of New Zealand native ferns. Viking, Penguin Books 1997, p. 52.
- ^ Cheeseman, T. F. (1906). Manual of the New Zealand flora. Wellington, New Zealand: J. Mackay, Govt. Printer. p. 971. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.12003. Retrieved 14 January 2016.