Sticherus lobatus

Spreading fan fern
	Spreading fan fern at Mount Budawang, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Gleicheniales
Family:	Gleicheniaceae
Genus:	Sticherus
Species:	S. lobatus
Binomial name
	Sticherus lobatus; N.A.Wakef.
Synonyms
	Gleichenia lobata (N.A.Wakef.) S.L.Thrower; Gleichenia laevigata (Willd.) Hook.; Gleichenia flagellaris (Willd.) Spreng.; Sticherus tener (R.Br.) Ching;

Sticherus lobatus, known as the spreading fan fern, is a small fern found in eastern and southern Australia. It is a common and attractive plant, similar to S. flabellatus but with additional lobed segments.^[1] It often forms colonies in open forest areas or on the edge of rainforests.^[2]

References

^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 314
^ " Sticherus lobatus". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-08-09.

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[1] Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 314

[2] " Sticherus lobatus". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-08-09.

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