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Specific Families and Genera => Ferns => Topic started by: JohnnyD on April 08, 2015, 09:47:36 AM

Title: Odd Fern
Post by: JohnnyD on April 08, 2015, 09:47:36 AM

Does anyone have a clue as to the identity of this fern - said to be from New Zealand?
JohnnyD

Title: Re: Odd Fern
Post by: Olive Mason on April 10, 2015, 11:02:17 AM

I think your fern could be Phymatosorus diversifolius.  The fronds are said to vary from simple to pinnatifid even on the same piece of rhizome.  I did try to grow it outside once but it failed.

Title: Re: Odd Fern
Post by: ranunculus on April 10, 2015, 11:24:22 AM

http://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Microsorum_pustulatum.html (http://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Microsorum_pustulatum.html)

Title: Re: Odd Fern
Post by: Maggi Young on April 10, 2015, 11:36:14 AM

Well done, Olive, on being up to date with a more recent naming of Microsorum pustulatum  in using Phymatosorus diversifolius - and Cliff for citing the article with all the details.
I must admit - ferns are almost a complete mystery to me!

Title: Re: Odd Fern
Post by: JohnnyD on April 11, 2015, 06:57:12 PM

Thanks Olive - and Cliff.
This SRGC forum is something else.
JohnnyD