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Umbrella fern

Sticherus cunninghamii

Umbrella fern
Photo: Kath Row, CC BY 4.0
Family
Gleicheniaceae (Gleicheni family)
Grows as
Fern
Native range
New Zealand, Antipodean Is.
Climate
subtropical

About

Sticherus cunninghamii, also known as umbrella fern, is a New Zealand endemic fern.

The species is named after English botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham; its Māori names include rarauheriki, waekura and tapuwae-kōtuku.

Other Sticherus plants

Coral Fern · Gleichenia squamulosa · Shiny Fan Fern · Spreading Fan Fern · Sticherus quadripartitus · Silky Fan Fern · Umbrella fern

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sticherus cunninghamii 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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