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The king fern grows alongside streams, in rainforest gullies and other wet spots in tall open forest. Occasionally it is found in drier sites in rock crevices among sandstone or granite cliffs or rockfaces. [5] Todea barbara showing trunk King Fern closeup of frond.
Angiopteris evecta, commonly known as the king fern, giant fern, elephant fern, oriental vessel fern, Madagascar tree fern, or mule's foot fern, is a very large rainforest fern in the family Marattiaceae native to most parts of Southeast Asia and Oceania. It has a history dating back about 300 million years, and is believed to have the longest ...
Lygodium microphyllum (commonly known as, variously, climbing maidenhair fern, [3] Old World climbing fern, [3] small-leaf climbing fern, [3] or snake fern [3]) is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, Melanesia and Australia. [3] It is an invasive weed [7] in Florida [8] where it invades open forest and wetland areas.
Adiantum aethiopicum, also known as the common maidenhair fern, is a small fern of widespread distribution, occurring in Africa, Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. [ 1 ] Adiantum aethiopicum was one of the many species first described by Linnaeus , in this case in his Systema naturae in 1759. [ 2 ]
This category contains articles related to the ferns native to Australia. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Australia" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. That is, Australia as it is politically ...
Ptisana salicina, or king fern, is a species of fern native to Norfolk Island, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Large and robust with a distinctive tropical appearance, it has fronds up to 5 metres (16 feet +/-) tall that arise from a starchy base that was a traditional food for the Maori. [ 2 ]
It is often seen near creeks in much of south eastern Australia, including Victoria, Tasmania (and King Island), South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. The specific epithet wattsii honours William Walter Watts (1856-1920). Watts was considered an authority on mosses and ferns and has more than 30 species named for him.
Fern genera and species native to Africa. Pages in category "Ferns of Africa" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.