Lastreopsis microsora
| Creeping Shield Fern | |
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| Mount Kembla, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Phylum: | Pteridophyta |
| Class: | Pteridopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Elaphoglossaceae |
| Genus: | Lastreopsis |
| Species: | L. microsora |
| Binomial name | |
| Lastreopsis microsora (Endl.) Tindale | |
Lastreopsis microsora, known as the Creeping Shield Fern is a common small plant found in eastern Australia and New Zealand.[1] The habitat is rainforest or moist sheltered eucalyptus forests. It may form large colonies. The specific epithet microsora translates to "small sori".[2]
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