Scientific Name: Lastreopsis hispida
Common Name: bristly shieldfern
Family Classification (Clade): Pteridophytes
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Form Description: Fern with fronds, up to 90cm long, erect, finely divided, dark green, thin but harsh, tri-pinnate or quadri-pinnate, ult. segments narrow, pointed.
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Habitat Notes
Uncommon in Tasmania, occurring in rainforest in the west and north-west. Grows in dark, moist sheltered habitats close to running water. Occurs from sea-level to 200m (rarely 300m). Grows on gravelly soil or on rocks and logs, occasionally as an epiphyte on Dicksonia.
Site Tolerance
Moist, Rocky, Shady
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Nutrient-poor
General Notes
This species is distinguished by its long-creeping rhizome, the dense long brown bristles covering the stipes and the finely divided frond with the narrow ultimate segments.
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Seed Collection
Sori halfway between midvein and margin, indusium dark brown, kidney-shaped. Spores are blackish and shed fairly quickly. Brown sporangia remain on the fronds, giving false appearance of fertile material.