| Microsorum pustulatum | |
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| Microsorum pustulatum in Sherbrooke Forest, Victoria, Australia. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Polypodiaceae |
| Genus: | Microsorum |
| Species: | M. pustulatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Microsorum pustulatum (G.Forst.) Copel. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Microsorum diversifolium (G.Forst.) Copel |
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Microsorum pustulatum (kangaroo fern or hound's tongue) is a species of fern[1] within the Polypodiaceae family. This species occurs widely in New Zealand and also in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia.[2] An example occurrence on North Island, New Zealand is in the Hamilton Ecological District where it is associated with a number of other ferns including Blechnum filiforme and Blechnum discolor.[3]