Family: Gleicheniaceae
Plant: An erect or straggling fern up to 1m high with green or brown wiry erect stems.
Fronds: Ultimate segments are linear 2-3cm long, toothed and arranged along branching stems to form spreading, umbrella-like fronds up to 1m long. The pinnules are shiny green on upper side and pale below.
Sori: Single row on each side of mid-vein.
Rhizome: Long, creeping, wiry and covered with brown scales.
Habitat: In rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest in creeks, damp soaks and moist gullies.
Features: Upright stems. Spreading umbrella-like fronds. Pinnules set at angle of 45O to rachis.
Name:
Sticherus From Greek sticho = a row or line (referring to its sori).
flabellatus From Latin flabellum = small hand fan (referring to its fan-like fronds).
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Type |
Fern |
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Trunk |
No trunk |
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Fronds |
Form |
Compound |
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Length (Total) |
Long |
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Other Features |
Glossy |
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Sori |
Arrangement |
In rows |
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Rhizome |
Type |
Creeping |
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Other Features |
Scaly |
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Habitat |
Rainforest, Wet sclerophyll forest |
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