Bristly Shield Fern
Lastreopsis hispida
Family Dryopteridaceae
Endangered — NSW: Endangered, VIC: Endangered
About
Lastreopsis hispida, known as the bristly shield fern, is a common plant found in New Zealand. Less often seen in Australia, in cool rainforest areas with humus rich soils, or more rarely as an epiphyte on tree ferns or mossy logs. Listed as endangered in the state of New South Wales where it grows in a few remote sites in the Blue Mountains, such as at Mount Wilson. The specific epithet hispida is from Latin, meaning "bristly".
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Great Otway National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, date unrecorded) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Great Otway National Park — Great Ocean Road & the Otways hikes