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Lastreopsis decomposita
Trim shield fern is a lacy, hairy-fronded fern native to rainforest and moist sheltered eucalypt forest in eastern Australia and nearby Pacific islands, and it often forms large colonies. It grows best in shade with steady moisture and humidity.
Lastreopsis decomposita, known as the trim shield fern, is a common plant found in eastern Australia. The habitat is rainforest or moist sheltered eucalyptus forests. It may form large colonies. This fern features delicate lacy fronds, up to 90 cm long. The segments are alternate on the stem, hairy and thin textured.
The specific epithet decomposita is from Latin, it refers to the segments being compounded more than once.
Hairy Fern · Glossy Shield Fern · Parapolystichum nephrodioides · Lastreopsis silvestris · Lastreopsis subrecedens · Shieldfern
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lastreopsis decomposita by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
