Parapolystichum microsorum (Endl.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran is a plant in the Dryopteridaceae family, order Polypodiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Parapolystichum microsorum (Endl.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran

Parapolystichum microsorum (Endl.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran

Parapolystichum microsorum, the creeping shield fern, is a common small fern found in eastern Australia and New Zealand.

Genus
Parapolystichum
Order
Polypodiales
Class
Polypodiopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Parapolystichum microsorum (Endl.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran

Parapolystichum microsorum (Endl.) Labiak, Sundue & R.C.Moran is partially synonymized under the name Lastreopsis microsora. It is commonly called the creeping shield fern. This is a common small fern species found in eastern Australia and New Zealand. It grows in the habitat of rainforest or moist, sheltered eucalyptus forests. It can form large colonies. Its specific epithet microsorum translates to "small sori".

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Polypodiales Dryopteridaceae Parapolystichum

More from Dryopteridaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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