Kingdom Plantae Order Polypodiales Genus Lastreopsis | Division Pteridophyta Family Elaphoglossaceae Rank Species | |
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Class Polypodiopsida /
 Pteridopsida (disputed) Similar Leptolepia novae‑zealandiae, Loxogramme dictyopteris, Arthropteris tenella, Blechnum colensoi, Davallia tasmanii | ||
Lastreopsis microsora, known as the creeping shield fern is a common small plant found in eastern Australia and New Zealand. The habitat is rainforest or moist sheltered eucalyptus forests. It may form large colonies. The specific epithet microsora translates to "small sori".
References
Lastreopsis microsora Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA