Asplenium flabellifolium is commonly known as the necklace fern, butterfly fern and walking fern.[1][2][3] This small fern occurs in all states of Australia, as well as in New Zealand.[3][4] It was initially described by Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles.[5]
| Necklace fern | |
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| Necklace fern on Hawkesbury sandstone at Ferndale Park, Chatswood West, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Aspleniaceae |
| Genus: | Asplenium |
| Species: | A. flabellifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Asplenium flabellifolium | |
Its natural habitats are open forest or rainforest. Usually on the ground, but sometimes epiphytic. Often seen in rock crevices, caves, on fallen logs and tree trunks, beside streams, or near cliffs, or waterfalls.[3][4]
The fronds are 10 to 20 cm (3.9 to 7.9 in) long, with 5 to 20 pairs of pinnae (leaflets), often fan-shaped or sometimes lanceolate.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Flora of New Zealand – Ferns and Lycophytes. Fascicle 18. Aspleniaceae". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Necklace Fern, Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains". Vascular Plants APC (Australian Plant Census).
- ^ a b c d "PlantNET - Flora Online". PlantNET. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ a b c "VicFlora: Asplenium flabellifolium". VicFlora: Flora of Victoria.
- ^ "Cavanilles, A.J. (1801), Descripcion de las Plantas 1". Vascular Plants APC (Australian Plant Census).
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