Biology:Arthropteris tenella

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Short description: Species of fern

Arthropteris tenella
Ground Fern - Macquarie Pass National Park.jpg
Macquarie Pass National Park, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Tectariaceae
Genus: Arthropteris
Species:
A. tenella
Binomial name
Arthropteris tenella
(G.Forst.) J.Sm. ex Hook.f.

Arthropteris tenella is a rainforest fern of the genus Arthropteris native to eastern Australia and New Zealand.[1]

It is found in shady areas on rocks or on trees. The specific epithet tenella is from the Latin, meaning "delicate".[2]

References

  1. "Arthropteris tenella". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online Retrieved 14 May 2017. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Arthropteris~tenella. 
  2. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN:978-0-7318-1211-0 page 309

Wikidata ☰ Q4797688 entry