Microsorum pustulatum subsp. pustulatum —Kangaroo Fern—POLYPODIACEAE
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Habitat—In or near rainforest; widespread. Distribution— North from Tasmania to Queensland. Description—A terrestrial fern, scrambling on rocks or tree trunks. Local occurrences— Barrington Tops National Park,
Bennett Head Road,
Boorganna Nature Reserve and
Coorabakh National Park
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Fronds.— Rhizome very long–creeping, fleshy, glaucous, scales appressed, not persistent. Fronds 20 to 60 cm long, simple or pinnatifid, both types often present together and both may be fertile; stipe to 25 cm long; lamina to 35 cm long, leathery, light green, unscented. |
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Sori.—Usually 1 to 5 mm diam., circular or rarely ovate, sunken into the lamina. |