Sticherus lobatus
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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
.
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...
found in eastern and southern 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...
. A common and attractive plant, similar to 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...
but with additional lobed segments. Often forming colonies in open forest or on the edges of rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
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