Shiny Fan Fern

Sticherus flabellatus

"Sticherus flabellatus" is a small fern found in eastern Australia and in New Zealand, northwards from the north-west of the South Island. 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 and by creeks.
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Appearance

Two varieties are recognized that differ in size of the sporangia and the size of the ultimate segments. The variety in New South Wales is "Sticherus flabellatus var. flabellatus".

In 1810 it appeared as "Gleichenia flabellata" in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by Robert Brown.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionPolypodiophyta
ClassPolypodiopsida
OrderGleicheniales
FamilyGleicheniaceae
GenusSticherus
SpeciesS. flabellatus
Photographed in
Australia