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Paesia scaberula
Paesia scaberula, the ring fern or mātata, is a lacy, creeping fern native to New Zealand and the Chatham Islands, growing up to about 115 cm with yellow-green fronds. It is a garden and understory plant best suited to cool, moist, shaded conditions.
Paesia scaberula, the ring fern or mātata, is a lacy, creeping New Zealand fern that grows up to 115 centimetres (45 in) with yellow-green fronds, brown stalks and a distinctive smell.
This fern can be found throughout the North and South Islands, Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paesia scaberula 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.
