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Lomaria nuda

Lomaria nuda (Labill.) Willd.
Lomaria nuda
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Lomaria nuda, known as the fishbone waterfern, is a fern reaching up to one metre in height. It is commonly found in rainforests and eucalyptus forests across eastern Australia.

Description

Lomaria nuda (Labill.) Willd., classified in the family Blechnaceae, is a fern native to eastern Australia. It thrives in rainforest and eucalyptus forest habitats. The species was reclassified into the genus Lomaria under the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016, though it is still sometimes placed in the genus Blechnum as Blechnum nudum.

Synonyms

Onoclea nudaBlechnum nudumStegania falcataStegania nudaLomaria discolor var. bipinnatisectaLomaria discolor var. bipinnatifidaLomaria discolor var. nudaBlechnum discolor var. bipinnatifidumBlechnum discolor var. nudumLomaria dobroydensisBlechnum nudum

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