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Paesia scaberula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Family:	Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus:	Paesia
Species:	P. scaberula
Binomial name
Paesia scaberula (A.Rich.) Kuhn
Synonyms
Allosorus scaberulus (A.Rich.) C.Presl, 1836. Ornithopteris scaberula (A.Rich.) J.Sm., 1875. Pteris microphylla A.Cunn., 1837. Pteris scaberula A.Rich., 1832.

Paesia scaberula, the ring fern or mātata, is a lacy, creeping New Zealand fern that grows up to 115 centimetres (45 in) with yellow-green fronds, brown stalks and a distinctive smell.

Distribution

This fern can be found throughout the North and South Islands, Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands.

References

1. "Paesia scaberula (A.Rich.) Kuhn, 1882". New Zealand Organisms Register (2012). Landcare Research, Alan Herbarium (Content Provider). Retrieved 14 January 2016.
2. Andrew Crowe. A guide to the identification of New Zealand native ferns. Viking, Penguin Books 1997, p. 52.
3. Cheeseman, T. F. (1906). Manual of the New Zealand flora. Wellington, New Zealand: J. Mackay, Govt. Printer. p. 971. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.12003. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

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