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Arthropteris tenella

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Species of fern

Arthropteris tenella
Macquarie Pass National Park, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

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

References

  1. "Arthropteris tenella". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 309
Taxon identifiers
Arthropteris tenella


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