Lindsaea linearis

Screw Fern
Screw Fern at Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Tracheophyta (Subdivision Euphyllophytina)
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Lindseaceae
Genus: Lindsaea
Species: L. linearis
Binomial name
Lindsaea linearis
Sw.
Synonyms
  • Adiantum lineare (Sw.) Poir.
  • Lindsaea trilobata Colenso
  • Lindsaea lunata Willd.
  • Lindsaya linearis orth. var. F.Muell.

Lindsaea linearis is known as the Screw Fern, as the fronds may have a twisting appearance. A small fern of widespread distribution in many parts of Australia. Found in a variety of habitats, often near swamps or moist places. By rocks, heathland or open forest.[1]

The screw fern was first described by Swedish botanist Olof Swartz in 1801, and still bears its original name.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lindsaea linearis". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  2. ↑ "Lindsaea linearis Sw.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.

External links

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