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Dictymia brownii

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Species of fern

Dictymia brownii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Dictymia
Species: D. brownii
Binomial name
Dictymia brownii
(Wikstr.) Copel.

Dictymia brownii, known as the strap fern, is a species of fern found in and near rainforest in eastern Australia. It is usually seen hanging from branches, or growing on rocks. There is a surprising record of this plant in the northern Sydney suburb of Berowra. This species was named in honour of the Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.

References

  1. "Strap fern – Dictymia brownii". wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. Belinda Jane Pellow, Murray James Henwood and Roger Charles Carolin Flora of the Sydney Region: A Complete Revision (2009), p. 34, at Google Books
  3. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 9780731812110 page 316
Taxon identifiers
Dictymia brownii
Polypodium brownii


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