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Prince Of Wales' Feathers

Leptopteris superba

Also called Prince Of Wales Fern

Prince Of Wales' Feathers
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0
Family
Osmundaceae (Osmund family)
Grows as
Fern
Native range
New Zealand
Climate
temperate

About

Leptopteris superba, commonly called Prince of Wales feathers or common crape fern, is a fern in the genus Leptopteris.

It is considered endemic to New Zealand at North Island: Northland, Auckland, Volcanic Plateau, Gisborne, Taranaki, Southern North Island.

Other Leptopteris plants

Leptopteris fraseri · Single crepe fern · Leptopteris moorei · Leptopteris wilkesiana · Vascular Plants

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leptopteris superba by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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