Sticherus lobatus N.A.Wakef. is a plant in the Gleicheniaceae family, order Gleicheniales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Sticherus lobatus N.A.Wakef. (Sticherus lobatus N.A.Wakef.)
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Sticherus lobatus N.A.Wakef.

Sticherus lobatus N.A.Wakef.

Sticherus lobatus (spreading fan fern) is a small common fern of eastern and southern Australia that grows in colonies.

Genus
Sticherus
Order
Gleicheniales
Class
Polypodiopsida

About Sticherus lobatus N.A.Wakef.

Sticherus lobatus, commonly called the spreading fan fern, is a small fern native to eastern and southern Australia. This common, attractive plant is similar to Sticherus flabellatus, but differs by having extra lobed segments. It frequently grows in colonies, found in open forest areas and on the edges of rainforests.

Photo: (c) Whylie Walton, all rights reserved, uploaded by Whylie Walton

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Gleicheniales Gleicheniaceae Sticherus

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

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