Family: Dryopteridaceae
Lastreopsis acuminata
Citation:
C. Morton, Contr. U.S. natn. Herb. 38:245 (1973).
Synonymy: Lastrea acuminata Houlston, Gard. Mag. Bot. 317 (1851); Aspidium shepherdii Kunze ex Mett., Fil. Hort. Lips. 94 (1854); Lastreopsis shepherdii (Kunze ex Mett.)Tind., Victorian Nat. 73:182 (1957).
Common name: Shiny shieldfern.
Description:
Rhizome short; fronds clustered, to 45 cm long, lanceolate to narrow-triangular; stipe pale-brown, scaly towards the base; lamina glabrous except for the rhachis, costae and costules, margins toothed; sori c. 1 mm diam., covered at first by a reniform indusium.
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Image source: fig. 32 in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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| Lastreopsis acuminata
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Image source: fig. 32 in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Distribution:
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S.Aust.: SE. Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: No flowering time is available |
SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Author:
Not yet available
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