Lindsaea linearis is known as the screw fern, as the fronds may have a twisting appearance. A small fern of widespread distribution in many parts of Australia. Found in a variety of habitats, often near swamps or moist places. By rocks, heathland or open forest.[1] It has a dark stem, unlike the similar necklace fern, which is green.

Screw fern
Screw fern at Ferndale Park, Chatswood West, Australia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Lindsaeaceae
Genus: Lindsaea
Species:
L. linearis
Binomial name
Lindsaea linearis
Synonyms

The screw fern was first described by Swedish botanist Olof Swartz in 1801, and still bears its original name.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lindsaea linearis". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  2. ^ "Lindsaea linearis Sw". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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