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Tmesipteris parva (Psilotaceae)

 
Tmesipteris parva (small fork fern) is a rare fern ally in Tasmania, where it is only know from King and Flinders Islands. It grows as an epiphyte on Dicksonia antarctica and Cyathea australis. It is very distinctive with its curved leaves with sporangia in clusters at the base.
 
 

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