Microsorum pustulatum
| Microsorum pustulatum | |
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| Microsorum pustulatum in Upper Hutt beech forest, New Zealand. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed) |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| (unranked): | Eupolypods I |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Microsorum |
| Species: | M. pustulatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Microsorum pustulatum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microsorum diversifolium (G.Forst.) Copel Phymatosorus diversifolius (Willd.) | |
Microsorum pustulatum (kangaroo fern or hound's tongue, in Māori: kōwaowao, pāraharaha) is a species of fern[1] within the Polypodiaceae family. This species occurs widely in New Zealand and also in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia.[2] 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 Blechnum filiforme and Blechnum discolor.[3]
See also
References
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- D.J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, third edition, revised, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-82071-5, ISBN 978-0-521-82071-4, 1021 pages
- Peter G. Wilson. "Microsorum pustulatum". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
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