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Pyrrosia eleagnifolia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Order
  
Polypodiales

Genus
  
Pyrrosia

Division
  
Pteridophyta

Family
  
Polypodiaceae

Rank
  
Species

Pyrrosia eleagnifolia ketenewplymouthpeoplesnetworknzinfoimagefiles

Class
  
Polypodiopsida/Pteridopsida (disputed)

Similar
  
Loxogramme dictyopteris, Blechnum colensoi, Paesia scaberula, Leptolepia novae‑zealandiae, Asplenium flaccidum

Pyrrosia eleagnifolia, commonly known as the leather-leaf fern is a climbing fern found in New Zealand. P. eleagnifolia can either grow from the ground or as an epiphyte.

Leather-leaf fern has thick, undivided fronds that are rounded and varied in length.

References

Pyrrosia eleagnifolia Wikipedia