Dictymia brownii, known as the strap fern,[1] is a species of fern found in and near rainforest in eastern Australia. It is usually seen hanging from branches, or growing on rocks. There is a surprising record of this plant in the northern Sydney suburb of Berowra.[2] This species was named in honour of the Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.[3]

Dictymia brownii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Dictymia
Species:
D. brownii
Binomial name
Dictymia brownii

References

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  1. ^ "Strap fern – Dictymia brownii". wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. ^ Belinda Jane Pellow, Murray James Henwood and Roger Charles Carolin Flora of the Sydney Region: A Complete Revision (2009), p. 34, at Google Books
  3. ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 9780731812110 page 316