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Strap fern
Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ferns

Strap fern

Dictymia brownii (Wikstr.) Copel.

Names

EnglishStrap fern
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Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific nameDictymia brownii (Wikstr.) Copel.

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassPolypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
FamilyPolypodiaceae
GenusDictymia

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