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Rumohra adiantiformis (Dryopteridaceae)

Rumohra adiantiformis (leathery shield fern) is the only member of this genus in Tasmania. It is a very common and widespread native fern that grows epiphytically, or on rocks or sometimes on the ground in wet forests. It is a moderate sized-fern with compound leaves (often bipinnate). The distinctive features are the glossy, almost succulent foliage with large circular (a few mm wide) sori with conspicuous, often black, peltate (umbrella-like) indusia.
 

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