trim shield fern
Lastreopsis decomposita
Summary 2
Lastreopsis decomposita, known as the trim shield fern, is a common plant found in eastern Australia. The habitat is rainforest or moist sheltered eucalyptus forests. It may form large colonies. This fern features delicate lacy fronds, up to 90 cm long. The segments are alternate on the stem, hairy and thin textured.
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- (c) Jeff Lynne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jeff Lynne
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lastreopsis_decomposita
More Info
- iNaturalistAU taxon page
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
