Rumohra adiantiformis | Wilsons Promontory Virtual Herbarium

Common name:

Leathery Shield-fern

Family:

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

Grampians, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Gippsland Highlands, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (DKNSTVWZ) also Qld, NSW, Tas

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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Epiphytic on Dicksonia antarctica and mossy banks beside waterfalls¹

Flower description:

N/A

Habit:

Epiphytic fern to 40 cm¹

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):

This is the only species in the genus found in Victoria. The rhizome is branched and creeps over the substrate²

Images:

Links to more images:

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Links to description of this species:

DPIPWE

Flora of Australia

Conservation status:

Not threatened

References:

¹ Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.
² Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria