Sticherus urceolatus

Common name: 

Silky Fan-fern

Family: 

Gleicheniaceae

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

Widespread in Tasmania and Victoria, also occurs along the Central Coast of NSW [9]

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

Wet forests in permanently moist clay soils besides streams, rivers and waterfalls. Seepage lines on rock-faces1

Flower description:

N/A

Habit:

Thicket-forming terrestrial fern1

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):

This species differs from other species of Sticherus by having ultimate branch segments that arise obliquely to the axis, and segment undersurfaces with sparse pale-brown hairs1

Images:
Image of Sticherus urceolatus
Image of Sticherus urceolatus
Image of Sticherus urceolatus
Links to more images:

Atlas of Living Australia

Links to description of this species:

PlantNet

Conservation status:

Not threatened

References:

1 Garrett, M., Kantvilas, G. and Laws, H. (1998). “Sticherus urceolatus (Gleicheniaceae), a new fern species in Victoria and Tasmania”.????Muelleria????11, pages 101--113.