Lindsaea viridis, Col
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Lindsaea viridis
Dennstaedtiaceae
N/A
Sparse
Fronds 4cm - 30cm long
Habitat:
Found on steep-sided streams, rivers and deep gorges. It usually grows with its roots immersed in flowing water.
Description:
Bright green tufted fern with heavily divided narrow fronds. This species is a naturally uncommon, sparsely distributed fern, which on occasion can be common, but which is more usually known at any particular site by a handful of plants.
Distribution:
North Island from Little and Great Barrier Islands south to Taranaki, Lake Taupo and the northern Hawkes Bay. In the South Island present from the Marlborough Sounds south to and west to Jacksons Bay up to a height of 500m. See distribution map (bottom right).
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