Sticherus
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Sticherus is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of about 80 types of fern
Fern
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...

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In Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 they are commonly referred to as Shield Ferns.

The fronds are branched at least once with each pair of branches spreading out, forming an umbrella like layer of foliage. Fronds are mostly hairless and often glaucous
Glaucous
Glaucous is used to describe the pale grey or bluish-green appearance of the surfaces of some plants, as well as in the names of birds, such as the Glaucous Gull , Glaucous-winged Gull , Glaucous Macaw , and Glaucous...

 beneath the frond.

Species include
  • Sticherus flabellatus
    Sticherus flabellatus
    Sticherus flabellatus is a small fern found in eastern Australia. A common and attractive plant with shiny dark foliage and with slightly toothed edges on the smallest parts of the fronds. Often seen in large numbers in suitably moist gullies, creeks or near waterfalls.Two varieties are...

  • Sticherus lobatus
    Sticherus lobatus
    Sticherus lobatus, known as the Spreading Fan Fern is a small fern found in eastern and southern Australia. A common and attractive plant, similar to Sticherus flabellatus but with additional lobed segments. Often forming colonies in open forest or on the edges of rainforest....

  • Sticherus urceolatus
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