Pteris umbrosa
Jungle brake | |
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Jungle brake from Dorrigo National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Family: | Pteridaceae |
Genus: | Pteris |
Species: | P. umbrosa
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Binomial name | |
Pteris umbrosa R.Br.
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Pteris umbrosa is a fern from eastern Australia. The habitat of the jungle brake is rainforest where it can form large colonies in shaded moist situations.[1] There are several populations of this fern in the northern suburbs of Sydney. However, it is not clear if they are indigenous or escapees from gardens.[2]
The botanist Robert Brown published this plant in the year 1810, in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae.
References[]
- ^ "Pteris umbrosa". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ Field Guide to the Bushland of the Lane Cove Valley - John Martyn ISBN 9780957839021 page 122
Categories:
- Pteris
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Queensland
- Flora of Victoria (Australia)
- Plants described in 1810
- Fern stubs