Lastreopsis tenera

Dryopteridaceae

Lastreopsis tenera (R.Br.) Tindale

Link to Australian Plant Name Index for publication details and synonyms: https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/87423

Rhizome short- to medium-creeping, 10–14 mm thick, scaly towards the apex; scales 2–12 mm long, 0.3–1.5 mm wide, dark brown. Fronds moderately crowded. Stipe 20–75 cm long, rough, scaly and hairy towards the base. Lamina 4-pinnate, pentagonal, 25–70 cm long, 20–60 cm broad, pale green, dull, thin, with soft white hairs on both surfaces; rachises densely hairy and with scattered scales. Ultimate segments oblong; margins irregularly toothed; apex obtuse to acute. Sori submarginal; indusium dark brown to black, with coloured glands on the margins and surface.

Occurs from the McIlwraith Range to Dawes Range in QLD. Also in Malesia.

Terrestrial in rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest and open forests over a wide altitudinal range.