Lastreopsis marginans, known as the glossy or bordered shield fern is a fern found in eastern Australia. The habitat is rainforest or wet sclerophyll forest. Fronds are crowded and erect, between 50 and 90 cm long, coloured a glossy dark green. The lectotype was collected near the Clarence River by Hermann Beckler.[1][2]

Glossy Shield Fern
at Mount Warning National Park, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Polypodiineae
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Lastreopsis
Species:
L. marginans
Binomial name
Lastreopsis marginans

References

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  1. ^ Peter G. Wilson. "Lastreopsis marginans". PlantNet. NSW Flora Online. Retrieved September 12, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Aspidium decompositum var. marginans". Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 2021-09-14.