Doodia aspera

Prickly rasp fern
Growing at Eastwood, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Blechnaceae
Genus: Doodia
Species:
D. aspera
Binomial name
Doodia aspera
R.Br.
Synonyms
  • Blechnum neohollandicum Christenh.
  • Woodwardia aspera (R.Br.) Fée

Doodia aspera, commonly known as prickly rasp fern, is a widespread and common plant, growing in eastern Australia. Often seen in rainforest margins or eucalyptus forest in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, it is a terrestrial fern with reddish new growth.

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