Sticherus lobatus
Spreading Fan Fern
Erect fern with repeatedly forking fronds forming an umbrella-like bushy colony. Spreads on long-creeping forking underground stems (rhizomes), wiry stems about 8cm apart.
Additional information
- FamilyGleicheniaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 1 m high
- Plant groupingFerns & Fern Allies
- LeavesFan-shaped dull green fronds, 1-4 tiers of divided, paired leaflets. Final segments at right angles to midrib, hairless, narrowly oblong with broader base and rounded tip. Smooth, shiny brown stem 30-60 cm long.
- FlowersNon-flowering. Clusters of 2-6 roundish yellow spore cases on side veins between the midrib and margin.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils in wet forests and rainforests. Dappled to full shade.
- Garden useAttractive fern for fern gullies and large fern gardens.
- Commercially availableNo information available
- Conservation statusRestricted distribution but may be locally common.
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